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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Meta plans to add up to four gigawatts of nuclear generation across the U.S. starting in the early 2030s. Bret Baier , Amy Munneke, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2025 The additional capacity from Oracle totals about 4.5 gigawatts of data center power in the U.S., according to Bloomberg reporting. Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 3 July 2025 Large scale battery storage deployments nearly doubled last year to 30 gigawatts nationwide due to demand from solar projects to balance intermittent loads. Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025 In less than a decade, the utilities expect data centers could drive new demand of more than a gigawatt, more than the entire capacity of the company's Cane Run Generating Station in Louisville. Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for gigawatt

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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 10 Jul. 2025.

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