How to Use megawatt in a Sentence

megawatt

noun
Definition of megawattnext
  • Instead, Texas capped the rate at $9,000 per megawatt-hour.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Apr. 2022
  • The chanteuse's megawatt smile captured the hearts of many during her short time with us.
    — Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 12 May 2022
  • Duckie Thot turned 26 last week, and showed off a megawatt look just days ago.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2021
  • Crusoe will have about 200 megawatts by year’s end, Lochmiller said.
    — Belle Lin, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023
  • That price compared with normal rates of about $25 to $30 per megawatt-hour.
    — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2021
  • By the 1990s, stars and brands were teaming up to bring pricy couture to megawatt events.
    — Emily Zauzmer, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Costs have increased more than 50% in the last two years to $89 per megawatt hour, the company said.
    — Jennifer McDermott, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2023
  • For context, one megawatt is enough to meet the demand of roughly 750 homes.
    — Justine Calma, The Verge, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The standard rate paid for Glen Canyon’s low-cost power is $30 per megawatt hour.
    — Joshua Partlow, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Then came Colorado football coach Deion Sanders, the flashy former star with the megawatt smile.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Issa Rae matched her clothes to her megawatt smile while out in New York City this morning.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The goal is to have industrial scale turbines of 15 to 20 megawatts each, Dr. Dagher said.
    — David Sharp and Jennifer McDermott, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2024
  • The plant has a capacity of 1,295 megawatts, enough to power more than a million homes.
    — Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 2 Dec. 2023
  • The price of natural gas in Europe hit an all-time high on March 7, briefly touching €345 per megawatt-hour.
    — Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Her diamond stud earrings and megawatt smile, of course.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Encrusted with rhinestones that crept onto the shoulders like epaulets and a crystal fringe that traced the bodice, the dress was megawatt.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2021
  • The company says sand battery projects are scalable up to 1,000 megawatt hours.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 14 Nov. 2022
  • The first 100 megawatt sale was approved by the state Public Service Commission in March.
    — Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Tony Finau in the final megawatt grouping with a 62 to finish at 19 under.
    — Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 12 June 2022
  • Though one of Stone’s most megawatt fashion moments came courtesy of her own closet.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2021
  • The pact calls for 434 megawatts of clean wind and solar energy, storing some of it in batteries.
    — The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The goal is to land enough contracts to generate 3,600 megawatts — or about one-fourth of the state’s current electricity needs.
    — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2023
  • In the span of three short hours, Donovan Mitchell’s trademark megawatt smile was replaced by an unsettling look of concern.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The Montana plant would produce up to 175 megawatts of electricity.
    — Matthew Brown, ajc, 9 June 2023
  • During an 11-day sailing, Larsson-Fedde said, the line expects to charge the ship’s battery system in six ports along the way at 10 megawatts per hour.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
  • That’s a staggering sum given that the wholesale price of electricity in New York last year was $33 per megawatt-hour.
    — Robert Bryce, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Fact: the Magic Mike actor continues to show off his signature megawatt smile in 2019.
    — Alex Heigl, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Last year, the average spot price for electricity in Germany was around €97 per megawatt hour.
    — David Meyer, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2022
  • Gas futures reached an intra-day high of almost €50 ($55) per megawatt hour before falling back.
    — Anna Cooban, CNN, 16 June 2023
  • The entire system in operation consumed about 1.7 megawatts of power.
    — Benj Edwards, WIRED, 2 May 2024

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