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Fervo signs 396MW PPA with Google for Utah data center
9/1/2026
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- Fervo Energy signed a 396 MW power purchase agreement with Google.
- The deal gives Google carbon-free power for a potential Utah data center.
- Google may expand its offtake to 600 MW, reaching nearly 1 GW by June 2030.
- Cape Station should start commercial output in 2028, with first phase delivering power later this year.
- Fervo is spending $2 billion on Cape Station, using drilling and hydraulic fracturing, and its shares rose up to 15%.
