gigawatt

noun

giga·​watt ˈji-gə-ˌwät How to pronounce gigawatt (audio) ˈgi- How to pronounce gigawatt (audio)
: a unit of power equal to one billion watts

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The campus will feature four data center buildings providing over a gigawatt of AI capacity, according to Vantage. Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025 OpenAI and Broadcom announced a partnership just this week to design and develop 10 gigawatts of custom AI chips and systems, more than enough to power a major city. Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025 Last year, these facilities only consumed around 4 gigawatts. Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025 This includes 60 gigawatts from data centers based on forecasts from the utilities. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gigawatt

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gigawatt was circa 1962

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“Gigawatt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gigawatt. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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