Sample Sentences & Example Usage. 1  Dashon Nicholas: I think itâs just kids, i think it is pretty disturbing, but this whole area down here is disturbing. 2  Howard Zinn: They'll say we're disturbing the peace,but there is no peace.What really bothers them is that we are disturbing the war.
The gigawatt is equal to one billion (109) watts or 1 gigawatt = 1000 megawatts. This unit is often used for large power plants or power grids. For example, by the end of 2010 power shortages in China's Shanxi province were expected to increase to 5â6 GW and the installed capacity of wind power in Germany was 25.8 GW.
The easiest way to illustrate a kilowatt hour is to use the example of a 100 watt lightbulb: One kilowatt hour of energy is equal to 1,000 watt hours or the equivalent of lighting a 100 watt light bulb for 10 hours. (100 watts x 10 hours = 1,000 wattâhours = 1 kWh).Believe it or not, a kilowatt hour can go pretty far.Here are some examples of a typical use of a single kWh:ne kilowatt hour of energy is equal to 1,000 watt hours or the equivalent of lighting a 100 watt light bulb for 10 hours. (100 watts x 10 hours = 1,000 wattâhours = 1 kWh). Believe it or not, a kilowatt hour can go pretty far. Here are some examples of a typical use of a single kWh: