megawatt
Million watts combined
A megawatt is one million watts, a unit for measuring electrical power.
Power plants and large solar installations are typically rated in megawatts: The wind farm generates 200 megawatts.
A single megawatt can power roughly 750 to 1,000 homes, depending on usage patterns.
Blade-driven energy converter
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- nuclearOf atomic energy
- thermalPertaining to warmth
geothermal · biomass · coal-fired · reactor · dam · photovoltaic · tidal · cogeneration
Sending of information
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- substationPower distribution point
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
- high-voltageCarrying strong electrical current
interconnection · load · demand · blackout · brownout · power-line · utility · dispatch
Large enough for power grids
- industrialOf factories and production
- large-scaleOf great size
- commercialPaid broadcast promotion
- commissioningOrdering work to be made
turbine
Blade-driven energy converter
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- nuclearOf atomic energy
thermal · geothermal · biomass · coal-fired · reactor · dam · photovoltaic · tidal · cogeneration · baseload
transmission
Sending of information
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- substationPower distribution point
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
high-voltage · interconnection · load · demand · blackout · brownout · power-line · utility · dispatch · balancing
utility-scale
Large enough for power grids
- industrialOf factories and production
- large-scaleOf great size
- commercialPaid broadcast promotion
horsepower
Rate of mechanical work
- volt-ampereApparent power measurement
- Energy Marketsspot market, wholesale market, spot price, power exchange, bid
- energyelectricity, power, oil, fuel, gas
- powerauthority, electric power, nuclear power, solar power, wind power
- electricityelectricity, battery, batteries, wire, wires
- Mega- Wordsmegahertz, megapixel, megacity, megastore, megachurch
- unitsunit, angstrom, yard, meter, base units
megawatttrickle charge
Slow-rate battery restoration
AA battery · solar calculator · phone charger · watch battery · flashlight