first commercially viable enhanced geothermal technology

Texas-based Fervo Energy has announced that its pilot plant in Nevada has the first commercially viable enhanced geothermal technology by using horizontal drilling and pumping in water. The plant will connect to Nevada’s grid to provide 3.5 megawatts of electricity to power Google data centers. Expansion to Utah will follow to power 3000,000 homes.

Route Fifty | Tech breakthrough could boost states’ use of geothermal power