Gigawatt

n. one billion watts, unit for measuring electrical current

WATT (1240 AM, "NewsTalk 1240") is a radio station broadcasting a news-talk-sports format. Licensed to Cadillac, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1945.
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The watt (symbol: W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one joule of energy per second. A human climbing a flight of stairs is doing work at the rate of about 200 watts. A first class athlete can work at 375 watts for 30 minutes before exhaustion. An automobile engine produces mechanical energy at a rate of 25,000 watts (approximately 30 horsepower) while cruising. A typical household incandescent light bulb uses electrical energy at a rate of 40 to 100 watts, while the energy-saving compact fluorescent lights which are replacing them use 8 to 20 watts to yield the same light output.
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n. gigawatt, one billion watts, unit for measuring electrical current

n. gigawatt, one billion watts, unit for measuring electrical current

(See also Electricity, Kilowatt, Megawatt) One billion watts or one thousand megawatts. (DOE5)