gigawatt

American

[gig-uh-wot, jig-] / ˈgɪg əˌwɒt, ˈdʒɪg- /

noun

one billion watts. GW, Gw

Etymology

Origin of gigawatt

First recorded in 1960–65; giga- + watt

Example Sentences

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McAuley says £100m has already been spent on the two gigawatt wind farm, which would be located west of the Orkney mainland and north of the Sutherland coast.

From BBC

Bernstein Research estimated that BYD’s battery shipments rose 47% last year to 286 gigawatt hours.

From The Wall Street Journal

The 4.1 gigawatt development is one of 12 UK offshore wind proposals granted a Contract for Difference which guarantees a minimum price for its electricity.

From BBC

The owner of ChatGPT also selected SB Energy to build and operate its previously announced 1.2 gigawatt data center site in Milam County, Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company and its partners are expected to invest $50 billion for each gigawatt of AI capacity in the ChatGPT creator’s multiyear data-center build-out, he noted.

From MarketWatch

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