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Fervo's Cape Station starts sending geothermal power to the Utah grid

Fervo says the first 33-megawatt unit at its Cape Station enhanced-geothermal project has begun exporting electricity. Two more units are being commissioned for the roughly 100-MW first phase; the larger expansion is still under construction.

By Greener Numbers Editorial Team · Published September 26, 2026 · Updated 9/26/2026

Fervo Energy said on September 24 that the first of three 33-megawatt GeoBlocks at Cape Station in Beaver County, Utah, had achieved first power and was selling electricity to the grid. The company described this as the first such milestone for a utility-scale enhanced-geothermal development. It is one operating unit, not completion of the full project.

Cape Station's first phase is designed for approximately 100 megawatts. Fervo expects the first unit to reach its contractual commercial operations date by October 1, 2026, while it commissions the other two for expected contractual dates by January 1, 2027. The company says an additional 400-MW phase is under construction, with a target commercial operations date in 2028. Those dates are plans, not completed capacity.

Fervo reports approximately 900 MW of contracted offtake for Cape Station. Enhanced geothermal uses horizontal wells and engineered underground reservoirs to extract heat for continuous electricity generation. First power is a meaningful commercial milestone for that approach, but one unit's initial output does not prove that the full expansion will meet its schedule or projected performance.

Source: Fervo Energy, September 24, 2026: https://fervoenergy.com/fervo-energy-achieves-first-power-at-cape-station-a-landmark-moment-for-the-future-of-enhanced-geothermal-systems/

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