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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Battery storage capacity now exceeds pumped hydro capacity, totaling more than 26 gigawatts. Umair Irfan, Wired News, 26 Apr. 2025 In 2024, New York installed 1.24 gigawatts of rooftop and community solar. Noah Ginsburg, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025 In December, Oklo signed an agreement to provide up to 12 gigawatts of power for data center company Switch. Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025 Tuesday’s study indicated that PJM has had 64 energy projects, which together account for 5 gigawatts of production, in its queue since 2020 or earlier. Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gigawatt

Word History

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 30 Apr. 2025.

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