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Fervo, Google sign 400 MW geothermal deal for Utah data center power

Fervo Energy to supply Google with nearly 400 MW of geothermal power from its Cape Station project in Utah, the largest next-gen geothermal deal.

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Fervo Energy signed an agreement on 2025-06-10 to supply Google with nearly 400 megawatts of clean electricity from its Cape Station geothermal project in southwest Utah. [1] Google agreed to purchase 396 megawatts of electricity from Fervo's Cape Station power plant in Utah to power a planned new data center. [2] Fervo is developing the first 100-megawatt phase of Cape Station and expects to start generating test power from a 33-megawatt unit in the fourth quarter of 2025. [3] Google said it intends to buy the geothermal power for a potential data center in Utah, but has not yet determined where to build that data center. [4] The Google deal supports the second 400-megawatt phase of Cape Station, which is slated to be operational by 2027. [5] Google has the option through June 2030 to buy an additional 600 megawatts from Fervo. [6] The power purchase agreement was announced on Tuesday, with the Cape Station facility expected to come online in 2028. [7] In April, Google inked a deal with data center developer Crusoe for 933 megawatts of natural gas power in Texas. [8]
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  1. Fervo Energy signed an agreement on 2025-06-10 to supply Google with nearly 400 megawatts of clean electricity from its Cape Station geothermal project in southwest Utah. · Canary Media
  2. Google agreed to purchase 396 megawatts of electricity from Fervo's Cape Station power plant in Utah to power a planned new data center. · TechCrunch
  3. Fervo is developing the first 100-megawatt phase of Cape Station and expects to start generating test power from a 33-megawatt unit in the fourth quarter of 2025. · Canary Media
  4. Google said it intends to buy the geothermal power for a potential data center in Utah, but has not yet determined where to build that data center. · Canary Media
  5. The Google deal supports the second 400-megawatt phase of Cape Station, which is slated to be operational by 2027. · Canary Media
  6. Google has the option through June 2030 to buy an additional 600 megawatts from Fervo. · TechCrunch
  7. The power purchase agreement was announced on Tuesday, with the Cape Station facility expected to come online in 2028. · TechCrunch
  8. In April, Google inked a deal with data center developer Crusoe for 933 megawatts of natural gas power in Texas. · TechCrunch
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