Google Locks Down Record-Breaking Geothermal Power Deal with Fervo Energy
Fervo Energy has signed a massive power purchase agreement (PPA) with Google for its Cape Station enhanced geothermal systems project in Utah. The PPA covers 396 MW of carbon-free electricity, making it the world's largest enhanced geothermal PPA to date.
Cape Station is expected to come online in 2028 and will serve as a foundational power source for a potential Google data center in Utah. Under the agreement, Google also has an option to expand its electricity purchases by approximately 600 MW, bringing the total potential offtake to nearly 1 GW by June 2030.
Fervo's CEO, Tim Latimer, said, 'This agreement reinforces that EGS is ready to power the next generation of computing infrastructure.' Lucia Tian, Director of Advanced Energy Technologies at Google, added, 'The next chapter of advanced power generation technology is being written in Utah.'