megawatt
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of megawatt
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Rivan says the cost of the methane it is making at that site is below benchmark natural-gas prices in Europe, which currently sit around 90 euros, or roughly $100, a megawatt hour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
The current shortage of processing power on the market should increase the amount of revenue CoreWeave can earn per megawatt of power capacity over the next 24 months, Borges added.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Plans have been submitted to South Norfolk Council for a 150 megawatt facility in Keswick on the edge of Norwich, which includes assessments of its potential environmental impact.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Parton, never dropping her megawatt smile, replied, “If you had’ve, it would have been something very natural. But I would have probably kicked your shins or something.”
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Sasha was now about a year old, wobbling on two feet and beginning to say words and crack us up with her megawatt smiles.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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