[DOC] [TLE] Helpful Energy Comparisons, Anyone? A Guide to Measuring ... [PAR] Jul 14, 2011 ... Or, if I see that Michigan is installing 200 megawatts of wind power, it's not ... 
When you want to know how much electricity an appliance has used, ... By the 
time you get up to gigawatt (GW) amounts of energy, you can think in ... Coal and 
nuclear power plants also typically generate gigawatts of power. [DOC] [TLE] How many homes can one gigawatt in energy capacity provide for ... [PAR] The short answer is about 725,000 homes. But this assumes that consumption is 
steady, ... If you account for uneven use and especially for distribution loss, a 
more realistic answer is probably around 300,000 homes. ... A gigawatt is a 
billion watts. ... How many Net Zero energy homes have been built in the U.S. so 
far? [DOC] [TLE] How Do You Get 1.21 GigaWatts For Your Time Machine? | WIRED [PAR] Sep 16, 2013 ... This means that 1.21 gigawatts would be 1.21 x 109 watts. Is that a large ... Time 
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may ... but it's actually a very achievable level of awesome, if even for a second. 
... See how #BrilliantMachines are powering us into the future:... [DOC] [TLE] How much power in a bolt of lightning? [PAR] Aug 20, 2013 ... So if we take some averages, say, 100 kA and 100 kV, this ... [DOC] [TLE] How is Electricity Measured? | Union of Concerned Scientists [PAR] You are here. Energy ... Understanding watts, megawatts, kilowatt-hours, and 
more ... are what show up on your electricity bill, describing how much electricity 
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many plants. ... See how the United States can dramatically expand renewable 
energy. [DOC] [TLE] How much electricity does a solar panel produce? [PAR] A typical solar panel produces around 200 watts of power. ... Your solar installer 
will work with you to figure out how much power you're using, and then will ..... 
Working on a time machine all I need is 1.21 gigawatts of electricity ... but it 
wouldn't hurt to test the output and see if you are getting the amps you think you 
are. [DOC] [TLE] 'Watts' the mystery? The energy units that power our lives | ZDNet [PAR] Mar 21, 2014 ... Energy is a complex subject, loaded with many specialized terms and a ... It's not 
a comprehensive guide, but once you get familiar with these terms .... A kilowatt (
kW) is 1,000 watts, a megawatt (MW) is 1,000 kilowatts, a gigawatt (GW) is .... 
primers you'd like to see, or if (gasp) you found an error in this one,... [DOC] [TLE] What a Watt Is - Today I Found Out [PAR] Sep 27, 2010 ... If you're interested in contributing to TIFO click here to read our article submission 
guidelines. ... In fact, they may not have a background in general energy metrics. 
... words, how many kilowatts (kW) of electricity are used (or produced) over how 
many hours. ... A GW is one billion watts, or one thousand MW. [DOC] [TLE] How Much Electricity Does a Light Bulb Use and What ... - Paw Paw [PAR] Some examples - (See chart below for the math equation). A light bulb is typically 
60 watts; leave it on for an hour you have used 60 watt hours, or .06 ... If you have 
the same computer on for only 4 minutes (say, to check your e-mail), that ... 
Gigawatts. Megawatts x .001. Gigawatts. Watts. Gigawatts x 1 billion. Watts. Btu/
hour. [DOC]

Question: If a gigawatt you see, this is the number of watts you get
Answer: a billion