megawatt of electricity

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megawatt
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmeɡ.ə.wɒt/us
/ˈmeɡ.ə.wɑːt/
a unit for measuring electric power, with the value of ...
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electricity
noun[U]
uk
/ˌel.ɪkˈtrɪs.ə.ti/us
/iˌlekˈtrɪs.ə.t̬i/
a form of energy that can be produced in several ways and that provides power to devices that create light, ...
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It would cost about £375 million—which is £1.5 million permegawattofelectricityproduced—to burn the short rotational coppice.
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One windmill can produce three quarters of amegawattofelectricity.
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For onemegawattofelectricityto be generated, of water must pass through the turbines every second.
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While saving water, the efficiency of the cycle is reduced (resulting in more carbon dioxide permegawattofelectricity).
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The ventilation system and lighting would consume several megawatts of electricity.
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We hope that, by the year 2000, 1,500 additional megawatts of electricity generating capacity will be from renewable sources.
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Therefore, the load management proposals will only be practical for a very small number of mills who purchase 6 megawatts of electricity or more.
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So far, it is generating about 3 megawatts of electricity.
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On an average winter day we need 50,000 megawatts of electricity, of which wind farms develop about 64 megawatts.
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This subsidiary owns three fossil fuel-fired generating plants and nine hydroelectric facilities, jointly capable of generating more than 1,110 megawatts of electricity.
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The power plant consists of six reversible turbines that can each generate 312 megawatts of electricity for a total output of 1,872 megawatts.
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Each turbine turns a generator, outputting 32 megawatts of electricity each at 11,000 volts.
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It operates with a total of 51.363 megawatts of electricity.
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We envision producing, as soon as possible, 23,000 megawatts of electricity using nuclear plants.
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Each unit produced a rated 50 megawatts of electricity.
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There are four hydroelectric generators at the dam with a combined generation capacity of 155.6 megawatts of electricity.
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The facility will use 65 megawatts of electricity and will cost another $2 billion for hardware, software, and maintenance.
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The wind farm can generate up to 70 megawatts of electricity and will provide enough energy to meet the needs of about 36,000 typical households.
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The wind farm would produce 186 megawatts of electricity.
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The station could generate up to 850 megawatts of electricity, enough to supply around a million people with electricity.
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