Fervo Energy Achieves First Power At Cape Station, A Landmark Moment For The Future Of Enhanced Geothermal Systems

• First greenfield Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) project synchronized to the grid and exporting electricity (First Power)
• Industry-leading milestone validates EGS as a scalable source of 24/7 carbon-free power
• Marks the first megawatts of a multi-gigawatt development, with 900 MW fully contracted and more than 4 GW of capacity

Fervo Energy, a global pioneer of next-generation geothermal energy, today announced that Cape Station, its flagship geothermal development in Beaver County, Utah, has achieved First Power, marking the first time a utility-scale enhanced geothermal development has reached this milestone anywhere in the world.

The achievement comes just over four months after Fervo’s May 2026 initial public offering and is one of several industry leading operational milestones for the company. Following the successful deployment of Fervo’s EGS technology at Project Red, which has been supplying electricity to the grid since 2023, First Power at Cape Station represents a significant scale-up of the technology in a greenfield setting. With this milestone, the company converts years of subsurface and surface development, drilling, and project financing into an operating power plant selling electricity to the grid.

“This is a gamechanger for the geothermal industry. It establishes EGS as the defining new power generation technology of our time and we believe it shows that the commercial and technical maturity of EGS is ready to meet the urgent need for reliable, clean power,” said Tim Latimer, CEO and Co-Founder of Fervo Energy. “I could not be more proud of the years of hard work from Fervo’s employees, investors, suppliers, customers, and partners, which brought us to this moment. We are just getting started.”

Cape Station Details
Cape Station Phase I is an approximately 100 MW installation comprising three 33-megawatt GeoBlocks, the first of which has achieved First Power and is expected to reach its contractual commercial operations date (COD) by October 1, 2026. Fervo will continue ramping up the first GeoBlock as it brings the full well system online while commissioning the remaining two GeoBlocks, which are expected to reach contractual COD by January 1, 2027. The next phase, an additional 400 MW, is already under construction, with an expected COD in 2028. Fully contracted offtake at Cape Station sits at approximately 900 MW, enough to power the equivalent of nearly 1 million U.S. homes annually.

Fervo uses horizontal drilling techniques adapted from the oil and gas industry, allowing multiple wells to be drilled from a single pad and unlocking geothermal resources that were previously inaccessible with traditional technology.

“Cape Station works because we treated the subsurface like an engineering challenge,” said Jack Norbeck, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of Fervo Energy. “Years of drilling, completion design, subsurface modeling, and flow testing led to this moment, and this is the validation that matters most. First Power is proof the science works.”

24/7 Firm Power
Enhanced geothermal draws continuously on heat deep underground, producing electricity around the clock regardless of weather or time of day. That makes it one of the only carbon-free resources capable of delivering firm, always-on power, a critical advantage as data centers, AI infrastructure, and reshored manufacturing drive the fastest growth in U.S. electricity demand in decades. 

Geothermal plants also require a comparatively small surface footprint relative to their output, produce zero operational emissions, and draw on a domestic and largely U.S.-based supply chain.