Fervo Energy Begins Power Supply From Next-Gen Utah Geothermal Plant

Industry Pulse News Desk · 2026-09-24

Houston-based Fervo Energy has generated first power from its utility-scale enhanced geothermal project in Utah for Southern California Edison.

Houston-based Fervo Energy has officially commenced electricity generation at its Cape Station facility in Beaver County, Utah, marking the first commercial power delivery from a utility-scale enhanced geothermal system anywhere in the world. The operation comes as energy providers seek reliable, carbon-free baseload power to meet growing grid demand.

The initial phase of the Cape Station project is designed for a total capacity of 100 megawatts, divided into three 33-megawatt power generation units. Fervo brought the first unit online this week, with electricity flowing to primary customer Southern California Edison. The company plans to ramp up the remaining units of the first phase through the end of the year.

Unlike traditional geothermal energy, which requires naturally occurring underground reservoirs and hot springs, enhanced geothermal technology creates fluid channels in dense rock formations. Fervo’s process involves drilling vertical wells to depths of approximately 10,000 feet, followed by horizontal drilling extending an additional 7,500 feet to fracture subterranean rock and circulate water through high-temperature zones.

The heated water generates steam at the surface to drive power turbines before being cooled and pumped back underground in a continuous closed-loop system. The project builds on Fervo’s initial commercial demonstration project completed in 2023.

Construction is already underway on the facility’s second phase, which is scheduled to add 400 megawatts of capacity by 2028. A planned third phase would eventually bring the total capacity of the Cape Station complex to 900 megawatts.