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GW

American  
Or Gw
  1. gigawatt; gigawatts.


gw British  

abbreviation

  1. Guinea-Bissau

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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

Growth in the sector is already staggering, with solar manufacturing capacity expected to soon exceed 125 GW, according to consultancy Wood Mackenzie said.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

"At the moment National Grid are looking to try and get 7 GW of additional power into west London by 2037," he said.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

Bloom Energy has said that it is going to add 1 GW of additional manufacturing capacity, doubling its existing capacity, by December 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

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