Get to know Megawatt better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Megawatt meaning
One million (1 000 000) watts, an amount of power large enough to power such things as an entire commercial building or a small passenger aircraft. (Consuming 1 megawatt during a duration of 1 hour consumes 1 megawatt-hour of energy.)
Synonyms of Megawatt
Using Megawatt
- The main meaning on this page is: One million (1 000 000) watts, an amount of power large enough to power such things as an entire commercial building or a small passenger aircraft. (Consuming 1 megawatt during a duration of 1 hour consumes 1 megawatt-hour of energy.)
- Useful related words include: power unit.
- In the example corpus, megawatt often appears in combinations such as: per megawatt, megawatt hour, the megawatt.
Context around Megawatt
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Megawatt
- In this selection, "megawatt" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, per, 000, 450, hour, plant and peak stand out and add context to how "megawatt" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 000 per megawatt ampere of and 1 000 megawatt parabolic trough. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "megawatt" sits close to words such as accorded, akpabio and amending, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with megawatt
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A 450-megawatt plant is slated for the Port of Ngqura. (11 words)
It can cost $1,800 a megawatt hour during the summer. (11 words)
Also known as "green tags," green certificates equate to 1 megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity derived from renewables. (18 words)
Presently, GE is producing a 12-megawatt version called the Haliade-X 12 MW model, which means that its generator has eight times the capacity of the 1.5 megawatt model just discussed, which means it is much, much larger. (40 words)
Despite the tenfold drop in gas prices since August of last year, Allikson said that the CO2 component of energy derived from shale or coal will hike the price of electricity above €100 per megawatt-hour during colder weather. (39 words)
In total, between Quail Ranch, Country Acres and the Roadrunner expansion, we added 556 megawatts of solar and 1,228 megawatt hours of storage to our mature portfolio in the U.S. during the quarter. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
A Danish-aided, 15–17-megawatt plant coming up at Semarang, Indonesia and an 8.7-megawatt plant being built at Chonburi, Thailand by French entities also use similar technology.
Last weekend, the average daily price was €8.5 per megawatt-hour on Saturday and €2.6 per megawatt-hour on Sunday.
Presently, GE is producing a 12-megawatt version called the Haliade-X 12 MW model, which means that its generator has eight times the capacity of the 1.5 megawatt model just discussed, which means it is much, much larger.
As a consequence, solar power that really costs $70 to $80 per megawatt-hour, can sell for as little as $25 to $30 per megawatt-hour due to the subsidies.
The projects range in size from a 45-megawatt photovoltaic system on convert to a 1,000-megawatt parabolic trough system on convert.
A 450-megawatt plant is slated for the Port of Ngqura.
Also known as "green tags," green certificates equate to 1 megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity derived from renewables.
As a result, Elering wrote to grid subscribers in March, to inform them of their obligation to pay a deposit of €38,000 per megawatt-ampere of electricity generated.
Despite the tenfold drop in gas prices since August of last year, Allikson said that the CO2 component of energy derived from shale or coal will hike the price of electricity above €100 per megawatt-hour during colder weather.
EE Business Intelligence, De Ruyter fell sick after his cup of coffee was laced with cyanide at his Megawatt Park office in Sunninghill, Johannesburg.
For example, beyond Nigeria's rural hobbyists, the Kenyan bitcoin mining company uses similar hydro-powered micro grids (under 1 megawatt capacity) to provide electricity to three rural communities in East Africa.
Helion is already looking past Polaris and the 50 megawatt plant to building larger facilities for additional customers.
His company is developing a 500-megawatt factory to produce solid-oxide electrolyzers, which operate at high temperatures and are more efficient than alkaline or PEM.
In March, Orange Newsmedia reported that the Public Utility Commission of Texas approved Entergy Texas’ proposal to build the 1,215-megawatt combined-cycle power plant near Bridge City.
In total, between Quail Ranch, Country Acres and the Roadrunner expansion, we added 556 megawatts of solar and 1,228 megawatt hours of storage to our mature portfolio in the U.S. during the quarter.
It can cost $1,800 a megawatt hour during the summer.
I think if you go back, oh gosh, like probably even five years ago, certainly 10 years ago, our engines per megawatt generated in the province were probably more than double what they are today.
Ltd. has started developing a 74-megawatt peak (MWp) solar farm in Camarines Sur, which is expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2024 at a cost of more than $50 million.
News of the planned strikes European natural gas prices higher on Monday, with the price of Dutch natural gas, the regional benchmark, climbing eight per cent to €37.6 ($63.35) per megawatt hour.
One of the projects is the 140-megawatt peak (MWp) SolarAce4, which covers 100 hectares (ha) of lake surface area in Santa Cruz.
Common combinations with megawatt
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- per megawatt 10×
- megawatt hour 9×
- the megawatt 8×
- megawatt of 8×
- megawatt wind 6×
- one megawatt 6×
- of megawatt 5×
- megawatt hours 5×
- megawatt power 5×
- and megawatt 3×