Gigawatt-year

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Noun
  1. 1
    A unit of energy equal to that provided by one gigawatt of power acting for one year (31·536 × 10¹⁵ joules).

    "Holonyms: exajoule (1.000e18 J) < petawatt-hour (3.600e18 J) < terawatt-year (31.536e18 J)"

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"Holonyms: exajoule (1.000e18 J) < petawatt-hour (3.600e18 J) < terawatt-year (31.536e18 J)"

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