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Definition of "terawatt" [terawatt]

  • One million million ( 1012 ) watts, abbreviated as TW. (noun)

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Use "terawatt" in a sentence
  • "The climate system can be very accurately described as a terawatt scale heat engine."
  • "Energy produced from solar photovoltaic panels is forecast to grow more than tenfold to 230 terawatt hours."
  • "Heard: An Ill Wind Blows for Vestas Altogether, the IEA forecasts the amount of electricity generated from wind will grow more than fourfold between 2009 and 2020 to 1,282 terawatt hours."