What the hell is a gigawatt?!
What the hell is a gigawatt?!
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The gigawatt is equal to one billion (109) watts. This unit is sometimes used for large power plants or power grids. For example, in 2009, the installed capacity of wind power in the US was 35.2 GW and the installed capacity of wind power in Germany was 25.8 GW.[5] The Nuclear Plant Doel has a peak output of 3.0 GW.
In the film Back To The Future the term is pronounced "jiggawatt" in reference to the 1.21 GW of electricity needed to power the fictional Delorean time machine. Though obscure, the "j" sound is still an accepted pronunciation.
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