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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Number of gigawatt hours of new energy storage added to the U.S. electric grid in 2025, a record.

From Barron's

The company on Thursday announced a joint venture with Starwood Digital Ventures—an arm of asset manager Starwood Capital Group—to support more than 1 gigawatt of advanced data-center of IT capacity.

From Barron's

The price tag for the 3.2 gigawatt, two-reactor facility now stands at £49 billion in today’s prices, or roughly $66 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal

Adding eight gigawatts of new demand to a 2.4 gigawatt system is like chaining an M1 Abrams tank to a Toyota Camry and expecting the two vehicles to drive calmly down the highway together.

From Barron's

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