GoKawiilFervo Energy begins selling power from first enhanced geothermal plant at Cape Station
Fervo Energy said it started delivering electricity to the grid from its Cape Station facility on September 30, a day ahead of schedule, after the plant synchronized with the grid about a week earlier. The initial phase represents one-third of a planned 100-megawatt facility that took 23 months to build from groundbreaking to operation, with the full site potentially scaling to 4 gigawatts.
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The project marks what Fervo describes as the first commercial-scale enhanced geothermal plant, a technology that drills deeper than conventional geothermal to access hotter rock in more locations. Its phased build-out and relatively fast construction timeline could make geothermal more attractive to data center operators seeking quick, scalable power sources, and existing commitments from buyers like Google and Southern California Edison suggest early market confidence in the approach.
- Fervo Energy began selling grid power from Cape Station on September 30, ahead of schedule.
- The first 23-month build represents one-third of a planned 100MW plant, with potential to scale to 4GW.
- Google and Southern California Edison have already committed to purchasing power from the project.
Source: techcrunch.com — Tim De Chant, 2026-10-01
Published there as: “World’s first enhanced geothermal power plant completed in just 23 months”
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