megawatt

noun

mega·​watt ˈme-gə-ˌwät 

: one million watts

Examples of megawatt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This year’s auction added just 525 megawatts of truly new power plants and upgrades, not even enough to power 10% of Illinois’ proposed new data centers. — Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Analysts expect the tax to push module costs up 10 to 14 cents a watt in December, adding $4 to $5 per megawatt-hour to what developers charge utilities. — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

The new facility will include 16,000 solar panels and produce approximately 7 megawatts. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

That research comes at a cost, however, starting at about 50 megawatts and eventually reaching 100 megawatts according to the university report. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

mega- + watt

First Known Use

circa 1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for megawatt

• aeronaut
• aforethought
• afterthought
• apricot
• argonaut
• astronaut
• camelot
• coffeepot
• concordat
• cosmonaut
• entrepot
• flowerpot

Medical Definition

megawatt

noun

mega·​watt ˈmeg-ə-ˌwät 

: one million watts

—abbreviation MW