megawatt

[ meg-uh-wot ]

/ ˈmɛg əˌwɒt /

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noun Electricity.

a unit of power, equal to one million watts. Abbreviation: MW

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Origin of megawatt

First recorded in 1895–1900; mega- + watt

Words nearby megawatt

megaton, megatonnage, megatrend, megavitamin, megavolt, megawatt, Me generation, Meges, Megger, Meghalaya, Meghan

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How to use megawatt in a sentence

By that evening Texas electricity was selling for the wholesale price of $1,200 per megawatt hour, up from $30 the week before.
The fight over who will pay for Texas blackouts gears up|Will Englund|April 14, 2021|Washington Post
Prices are in dollars per megawatt hour, not dollars per megawatt.
“Power Companies Get Exactly What They Want”: How Texas Repeatedly Failed to Protect Its Power Grid Against Extreme Weather|by Jeremy Schwartz, Kiah Collier and Vianna Davila|February 22, 2021|ProPublica
In extreme weather events like last week’s freeze, prices per megawatt hour jumped from an average of around $35 to ERCOT’s maximum of $9,000.
“Power Companies Get Exactly What They Want”: How Texas Repeatedly Failed to Protect Its Power Grid Against Extreme Weather|by Jeremy Schwartz, Kiah Collier and Vianna Davila|February 22, 2021|ProPublica
Arrayed over four acres, the 3,500 panels have a combined generation capacity of one megawatt.
Sun+Water= High Tech Caribbean Luxury At The Cusinart Resort|The Daily Beast|June 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A 110 megawatt plant in Nevada promises 10 hours of storage.
Solar Power Plant in the Mojave Could Power 140,000 Homes|Josh Dzieza|September 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Megawatt 1980s and 1990s designer Adrienne Vittadini gave $250 to the RNC in 2001.
Jenny Craig Supports Romney, While Fashionistas Back Obama|Rebecca Dana|July 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
How could she not be, with such flawlessly smooth skin, perfectly placed bone structure, and a megawatt smile to boot?
Sending Whitney Home at an Emotional Service|Allison Samuels|February 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Kirk and Michael Douglas have had parallel lives—megawatt careers, women problems, and later-in-life peace.
The Troubled Douglas Dynasty|Nicole LaPorte|September 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for megawatt

megawatt

/ (ˈmɛɡəˌwɒt) /

noun

one million wattsSymbol: MW

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for megawatt

megawatt

A unit of power: one million watts. A typical large electrical generating plant can produce a thousand megawatts of electricity.