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Best Practice Guide GlossaryBrowse the glossary alphabetically: GIGAWATT (GW) Return to list of termsOne thousand megawatts (1,000 MW) or, one million kilowatts (1,000,000 kW) or one billion watts (1,000,000,000 watts) of electricity. One gigawatt is enough to supply the electric demand of about one million average California homes. Source: California Energy Commission |