Deep under the Utah desert, Fervo Energy is drilling what it says will be the world’s largest next-generation geothermal plant. Cape Station, in Beaver County near Milford, is built to deliver 400 megawatts of round-the-clock carbon-free power, and its first 100-megawatt phase is on track to reach the grid in October 2026.
Project Scope
Cape Station uses enhanced geothermal, borrowing horizontal drilling and reservoir-stimulation methods from oil and gas to pull heat from hot dry rock that conventional geothermal can’t tap. The site takes in multiple well pads, surface power blocks, and gathering infrastructure across the phased buildout to 400 MW by 2028. Fervo expects roughly 6,600 construction jobs at peak and about 160 permanent operating positions.
Why It Matters
Data-center operators and utilities want firm, always-on clean power, and geothermal is one of the few carbon-free sources that runs day and night without a battery. If the first 100-megawatt phase performs, Cape Station becomes the first commercial-scale enhanced geothermal plant anywhere to hit that mark, and a template for scaling a technology that has spent decades stuck in pilots. Tech buyers are already lining up to contract the output.
Project Team & Details
| Developer | Fervo Energy |
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| Owner / Client | Fervo Energy |
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| Status | Under Construction |
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| Funding Source | Private |
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