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Google buys ~400 MW geothermal from Fervo for Utah data center

· opgehaald 21:10

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Google signed a PPA for 396 MW from Fervo’s Cape Station enhanced-geothermal plant in Utah (online ~2028), with an option through June 2030 for another 600 MW, to power a planned data center without blowing up its 2030 net-zero path.

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On 2 Sep 2026 Google agreed to buy 396 megawatts from Fervo Energy’s Cape Station enhanced-geothermal project in Utah, aimed at a planned Google data center and expected online in 2028. Google can option another 600 MW through June 2030. The deal extends a 5+ year Google–Fervo relationship (Google also invested in Fervo’s last pre-IPO round) and follows Google’s April gas-heavy Crusoe Texas deal (933 MW), so geothermal helps keep AI load closer to its 2030 net-zero pledge. Cape Station is permitted up to 2 GW; engineers see heat for roughly double that.