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China Becomes the First Country in the World to Surpass 1,000 GW of Solar Power Capacity (www.renewable-energy-industry.com)
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[–] 1 point 1 week ago (2 children)

We have a system of units based on factors of 1000. Why on earth wouldn't one say "surpass 1 TW"? If they want important sounding numbers, they could say "a million megawatts".

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  • [–] 5 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    sometimes things become standard I guess

    like driving 1000 kilometers for a trip or weighing 100 kilograms

    using 1000 kWh in your house

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago*

    Much as I'd like Mm and Mg to be more widely used, they're very rarely seen. TW and MWh are perfectly normal units, though.

    I do find it sad that people talk about 1000 kilotons, though. It's a Tg. A ton is a megagram, a kiloton is a gigagram, and a thousand of those is a teragram. It's a pity that we don't live in a world where that's normal.

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