megawatt

Preposition: of

• electricity: At the moment some 725 megawatts of electricity are going out all the time to the province.
• capacity: Plans for about 150 megawatts of wind turbine capacity in the Tees Valley are already well advanced.
• power: These have projected megawatts of power from a full scale device.
• ': Comprising 140 turbines, the wind farm will generate 322 megawatts of electricity â enough to power 200,000 homes.
• energy: They are expected to provide 1,600 megawatts of energy.

Preposition: from

• turbine: You don't get thousands of megawatts from this turbine, but you do get tens and you get it quite quickly.

Converse of object

• generate: The power station at its base has the capacity to generate 2075 megawatts - enough to light up a third of Africa.
• install: In the UK, wind energy is the fastest growing energy sector creating jobs with every megawatt installed.
• produce: A single tower with two turbines should produce one megawatt of electricity - sufficient to power 500 homes.
• have: The board pointed out that he had 12 megawatts already and he did not need more.
• exceed: The European Wind Energy Association says that wind capacity now exceeds 8900 megawatts.
• provide: They are expected to provide 1,600 megawatts of energy.

Adjective modifier

• several: Power ratings can vary from a few kilowatts to several megawatts.
• few: Is it really worthwhile trying to squeeze a few more megawatts from hydro power in this way?

Modifies a noun

• turbine: The two megawatt wind turbines envisaged would be similar in size to those on Burgar Hill, Evie.
• hour: Yesterday evening, a megawatt hour was trading at an average of 260 pounds, compared to just 81 pounds on Monday evening.
• wind: The Property Division has also entered into a joint venture with Scottish Power to develop a 16 megawatt wind farm at Coldham in Cambridgeshire.
• reactor: According to government plans, a total of 32 new 1,000 megawatt reactors are expected to be brought on line by 2020.
• power: Eccleshall Biomass Farming for Energy is a proposal for a 2 megawatt power plant for the generation of electricity fuelled by energy crops.
• station: North Chesthill supports plans by Innogy Hydro to build a 1.1 megawatt power station adjacent to the burn at Invervar.