GW
gigawatt; gigawatts.
GW
American
Or
Gw
gw
British
abbreviation
Example Sentences
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During her time in D.C., she worked as a staff photographer for the school’s athletics department and served as both a staff photographer and senior photo editor at the student newspaper, the GW Hatchet.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
South Korea has committed to a goal of 100 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
OpenAI said it would expand its relationship with Nvidia to include using 3 gigawatts “of dedicated inference capacity and 2 GW of training on Vera Rubin systems.”
From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026
The hydroelectric facility is meant to power the second phase, bringing the data center to hit 1.5 GW capacity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
After a brief melee caused by a hard foul, Josh’s twin, Jordan, led the team, like GW crossing the Delaware, to victory, and to their second straight playoff appearance.
From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander
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