Examples of megawatt in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Millstone, the older of the two plants, was first opened in the 1970s and currently consists of two reactor units with a total capacity of 2,100 megawatts of electricity, enough to power roughly 2 million homes.
—
John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026
From there, the batteries will also be deployed to other B2U energy storage projects at sites across California and Texas, including a 24 megawatt-hour energy storage project in Bexar County, Texas, that could support Waymo’s growing deployment in San Antonio.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026
The tests, conducted at GE’s facility in Peebles, Ohio, validated the full integrated megawatt-class hybrid-electric system.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
According to the statement, Xcel has identified resource adequacy as a growing concern for several years and has proposed multiple solutions, including a near-term procurement plan designed to add 3,800 megawatts of new generation capacity.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 2 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for megawatt
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026
From there, the batteries will also be deployed to other B2U energy storage projects at sites across California and Texas, including a 24 megawatt-hour energy storage project in Bexar County, Texas, that could support Waymo’s growing deployment in San Antonio.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026
The tests, conducted at GE’s facility in Peebles, Ohio, validated the full integrated megawatt-class hybrid-electric system.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
According to the statement, Xcel has identified resource adequacy as a growing concern for several years and has proposed multiple solutions, including a near-term procurement plan designed to add 3,800 megawatts of new generation capacity.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 2 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for megawatt
Cite this Entry
“Megawatt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megawatt. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
megawatt
noun
mega·watt
ˈmeg-ə-ˌwät 
: one million watts
—abbreviation MW
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
