terawatt

noun

tera·​watt ˈter-ə-ˌwät How to pronounce terawatt (audio)
: a unit of power equal to one trillion watts

Examples of terawatt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Data centers and electric vehicles alone are expected to boost demand by 290 terawatt hours by 2030 — the equivalent of the electricity consumption of Turkey, according to a recent report from Rystad Energy. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2024 Consulting firm Rystad Energy recently forecast that data centers and the adoption of electric vehicles alone will result in additional 290 terawatt hours of electricity demand in the U.S. by 2030. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 24 July 2024 The report predicts that China’s 500 gigawatts of solar capacity in 2023 is likely to exceed 1 terawatt by 2026. IEEE Spectrum, 13 June 2024 In the United States alone, 2.8 terawatts of wind energy potential blows over ocean waters too deep for traditional turbines that affix to the ocean floor, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. David Sharp and Jennifer McDermott, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for terawatt 

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Word History

Etymology

tera- + watt

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of terawatt was in 1970

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“Terawatt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terawatt. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.

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terawatt

noun
tera·​watt ˈter-ə-ˌwät How to pronounce terawatt (audio)
: a unit of power equal to one trillion watts
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