How to Use megawatt in a Sentence
megawatt
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Instead, Texas capped the rate at $9,000 per megawatt-hour.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Apr. 2022
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The chanteuse's megawatt smile captured the hearts of many during her short time with us.
—Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 12 May 2022
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Duckie Thot turned 26 last week, and showed off a megawatt look just days ago.
—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2021
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Crusoe will have about 200 megawatts by year’s end, Lochmiller said.
—Belle Lin, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023
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That price compared with normal rates of about $25 to $30 per megawatt-hour.
—Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2021
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By the 1990s, stars and brands were teaming up to bring pricy couture to megawatt events.
—Emily Zauzmer, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2022
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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
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For context, one megawatt is enough to meet the demand of roughly 750 homes.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 28 Nov. 2023
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The standard rate paid for Glen Canyon’s low-cost power is $30 per megawatt hour.
—Joshua Partlow, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Dec. 2022
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Then came Colorado football coach Deion Sanders, the flashy former star with the megawatt smile.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
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Issa Rae matched her clothes to her megawatt smile while out in New York City this morning.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2023
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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
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The plant has a capacity of 1,295 megawatts, enough to power more than a million homes.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 2 Dec. 2023
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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
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Her diamond stud earrings and megawatt smile, of course.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 13 Sep. 2022
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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
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The company says sand battery projects are scalable up to 1,000 megawatt hours.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 14 Nov. 2022
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The first 100 megawatt sale was approved by the state Public Service Commission in March.
—Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024
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Tony Finau in the final megawatt grouping with a 62 to finish at 19 under.
—Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 12 June 2022
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Though one of Stone’s most megawatt fashion moments came courtesy of her own closet.
—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2021
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The pact calls for 434 megawatts of clean wind and solar energy, storing some of it in batteries.
—The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2024
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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
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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
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The Montana plant would produce up to 175 megawatts of electricity.
—Matthew Brown, ajc, 9 June 2023
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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
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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
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Fact: the Magic Mike actor continues to show off his signature megawatt smile in 2019.
—Alex Heigl, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022
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Last year, the average spot price for electricity in Germany was around €97 per megawatt hour.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2022
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Gas futures reached an intra-day high of almost €50 ($55) per megawatt hour before falling back.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 16 June 2023
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The entire system in operation consumed about 1.7 megawatts of power.
—Benj Edwards, WIRED, 2 May 2024
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