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

The Financial Times reported that Oracle’s primary backer for its largest data center projects won’t finance a $10 billion, 1-gigawatt facility in Michigan over concerns about the software giant’s rising debt and AI spending. —Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025

The more than 1-gigawatt project in Saline Township, Michigan, is part of the Stargate AI infrastructure push by Oracle and OpenAI. —Akash Sriram, Freep.com, 17 Dec. 2025

Blue Owl had been in talks with Oracle about funding a 1-gigawatt facility for OpenAI in Saline Township, Michigan, according to the Financial Times. —Jaures Yip, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025

Data center power demand is expected to rise five-fold over the next decade, Deloitteprojects; reaching 176 gigawatts, the same amount as Australia and the United Kingdom’s entire power grids combined. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1962, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gigawatt

• aeronaut
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