gigawatt

noun

giga·​watt ˈji-gə-ˌwät  ˈgi- 

: a unit of power equal to one billion watts

Examples of gigawatt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Construction on the first phase of the project, a $30-billion, 1-gigawatt compute cluster known as Stargate UAE, began last year with the first 200 megawatts of capacity due to come online this year. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

The projects are also expected to preserve nearly 4 gigawatts of existing nuclear capacity, which the DOE says is enough to power more than 3 million homes. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Turbines ordered today may not arrive until 2030 or 2031, while the capital required to support a gigawatt-scale AI infrastructure project can reach tens of billions of dollars. — Brian Solis, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Currently, the entire state of Utah produces only around 4 gigawatts of electricity on average (though its peak capacity in summer can reach around 10 gigawatts). — Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1962, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gigawatt

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