100 megawatts
100 MWPower · definition
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Power
Just how powerful is 100 megawatts?
Electricity generation
100 MW
ENERGY EACH SECOND
100 megawatts
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100 MWPower
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Power station
The electrical power produced by a facility that generates electricity for distribution to users.
1 GWPower
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Power is energy per unit time: one watt is one joule per second.
A little perspective
The power of a power station is about 10 times 100 megawatts.
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100 megawatts
Power: 100 MW; definition.
The quantity is exact as entered. Comparisons use the clearly stated specimen, model or nominal measurement.
Power station
Power: 1 GW; example.
A chosen 1 GW electrical output. Capacity and actual generation differ.
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The marked power is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
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Compare 100 megawatts with the power of a power station. The notes below explain how each value was chosen.
Power station
1 GWPower · example
A chosen 1 GW electrical output. Capacity and actual generation differ.
- Comparing
- Power ↔ Power
- Relative size
- The power of a power station is about 10 times 100 megawatts. The power of a power station is approximately 900% greater than 100 megawatts.
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- The power of a power station: This is an illustrative comparison value, not a claim that every example is the same.
Power is the rate of energy transfer or use, not the total energy.
100,000,000 Wwatts
134,100 hpmechanical horsepower
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