In 2006, the energy market was around 90 terawatt hours and the peak demand around 15 gigawatts in winter. |
Panasonic is forecasting Japan's solar market may consume as much as five gigawatts of solar cells in the year through March 31, making it one of the biggest in the world. |
A standard medium-sized oilfield would require 1 gigawatt to 3 gigawatts of solar thermal power to make the right amount of steam. |
If the best existing dams were upgraded to generate electricity they could generate 17 gigawatts of power. |
Today, present installed U.S. electrical capacity is at 600 gigawatts of power. |
It is installing 150 gigawatts of electricity generating capacity, double the UK's total capacity. |