noun
- plural of megawatt: units of electrical power equal to one million watts
Usage: technical
Examples
- The power plant generates 500 megawatts of electricity.
- The city’s energy consumption peaked at 2,000 megawatts during the heat wave.
- Solar farms can produce hundreds of megawatts of clean energy.
- The nuclear reactor has a capacity of 1,200 megawatts.
- Wind turbines in the area generate about 150 megawatts combined.
- The utility company needs to add 300 megawatts to meet growing demand.