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kilowatt

[kil-uh-wot]

noun

  1. a unit of power, equal to 1000 watts. kW, kw



kilowatt

/ ˈɪəʊˌɒ /

noun

  1. kW.one thousand watts

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

kilowatt

  1. A unit of power equal to 1,000 watts.

kilowatt

  1. One thousand watts. (See power.)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of kilowatt1

First recorded in 1880–85; kilo- + watt
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"The worst thing is we won't receive even a single kilowatt of the electricity produced here," he laments.

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She started by selling small arrays — 1 kilowatt and up, about enough to power a home with a small fridge — to families.

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In return, customers will pay a lower rate for each kilowatt hour of power they use.

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While Santa Clara households pay more for each kilowatt hour beyond a certain threshold, the rate for data centers declines as they use more power.

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Basically, these are advanced nuclear power plants that can produce an astonishing 7.2 million kilowatt hours per day depending on the model, but can still fit inside the trailer of an 18-wheeler.

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