gigawatt
[ gig-uh-wot, jig- ]
noun
one billion watts. Abbreviation: GW, Gw
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How to use gigawatt in a sentence
With a combination of policy changes and technology advancements, US geothermal generation could reach 60 gigawatts by 2050, according to a 2019 DOE report.
What it will take to unleash the potential of geothermal power | Casey Crownhart | December 8, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewProvincial governments in China green-lit more coal-plant projects in the first half of 2020 than they did in 2018 and 2019 combined—17 gigawatts in all, enough to power several million homes.
Xi Jinping’s ‘carbon neutrality’ bombshell leaves China in a climate conundrum | Naomi Xu Elegant | October 31, 2020 | Fortune
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