terawatt
noun
tera·watt ˈter-ə-ˌwät 
: a unit of power equal to one trillion watts
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The industry can save only two to three terawatt hours by using alternative fuels. 
Georgi Kantchev, WSJ, 27 July 2022 By comparison, photovoltaic solar power recently exceeded one terawatt, or 1,000 gigawatts, of capacity. Jackie Snow, WSJ, 24 Apr. 2022 The system requires increasing amounts of computing power and is eating up about 137 terawatt-hours of electricity annually, more than Norway, according to an estimate by the Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance. Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022 If Russian imports cease, Europe will need to reduce demand for gas by at least 400 terawatt-hours, or about 10% to 15% of annual demand, according to Bruegel. Julia Horowitz, CNN, 28 Feb. 2022 That process consumes the same amount of energy annually (around 78.5 terawatt-hours) as nations like Chile, Austria and Finland. Jonathan Ponciano, Forbes, 13 May 2021 According to the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index, bitcoin-mining operations worldwide now use energy at the rate of nearly a hundred and twenty terawatt-hours per year. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2021 According to Time magazine, Ethereum mining consumes about 26.5 terawatt-hours of electricity a year, nearly as much as the entire country of Ireland. Alicia Eler, Star Tribune, 16 Apr. 2021 Now, China and the U.S. still tip the scales at well into the thousands of terawatt hours each year. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 12 Feb. 2021 See More
Georgi Kantchev, WSJ, 27 July 2022 By comparison, photovoltaic solar power recently exceeded one terawatt, or 1,000 gigawatts, of capacity. Jackie Snow, WSJ, 24 Apr. 2022 The system requires increasing amounts of computing power and is eating up about 137 terawatt-hours of electricity annually, more than Norway, according to an estimate by the Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance. Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022 If Russian imports cease, Europe will need to reduce demand for gas by at least 400 terawatt-hours, or about 10% to 15% of annual demand, according to Bruegel. Julia Horowitz, CNN, 28 Feb. 2022 That process consumes the same amount of energy annually (around 78.5 terawatt-hours) as nations like Chile, Austria and Finland. Jonathan Ponciano, Forbes, 13 May 2021 According to the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index, bitcoin-mining operations worldwide now use energy at the rate of nearly a hundred and twenty terawatt-hours per year. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2021 According to Time magazine, Ethereum mining consumes about 26.5 terawatt-hours of electricity a year, nearly as much as the entire country of Ireland. Alicia Eler, Star Tribune, 16 Apr. 2021 Now, China and the U.S. still tip the scales at well into the thousands of terawatt hours each year. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 12 Feb. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
tera- + watt
First Known Use
1970, in the meaning defined above
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