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Google Buys 400 MW Geothermal Power from Fervo, Eyes 1 GW Expansion
WHY IT MATTERS
The expansion could power a large AI data center with clean geothermal energy, reducing the data center’s carbon footprint and supporting Google’s sustainability goals.
What happened
Google has entered a 400‑megawatt purchase agreement with Fervo, a geothermal developer in Utah. The deal marks a milestone for enhanced geothermal technology and could be scaled up to 1 gigawatt of clean power.
That capacity would be sufficient to supply a very large artificial‑intelligence data center in the state.
The agreement demonstrates a growing partnership between a major tech firm and a renewable energy provider, potentially accelerating the deployment of geothermal resources for high‑energy‑intensity applications.
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Enhanced geothermal notches another win as Google buys 400 MW from Fervo
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