terawatt

noun

tera·watt ˈter-ə-ˌwät

: a unit of power equal to one trillion watts

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The International Energy Agency forecasts that data centers' total electricity consumption could reach more than 1,000 terawatt hours in 2026, more than doubling from 2022. —

CBS News, 16 Oct. 2024 For context, Google consumed more than 24 terawatt hours of electricity last year, according to the company's annual environmental report. —

CBS News, 16 Oct. 2024 The mission is to triple the use of renewables and hit 11.2 terawatts by 2030, adding an average of 1,044 gigawatts of new capacity annually. —

Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024 Rystad Energy has forecast that data center and electric vehicles alone will add 290 terawatt hours of electricity demand by the end of the decade, equivalent to the entire consumption of the nation of Turkey. —

Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for terawatt