Fervo Energy's first well at the Cape Station geothermal site in Utah delivered an output of over 10 MW after well testing, on pace for the 400-MW development.
During its second annual Technology Day, Fervo Energy (Fervo) announced a series of technical and commercial breakthroughs that the company has achieved at its Cape Station geothermal project in Beaver County, Utah.
Fervo has achieved record-breaking commercial flow rates at the site’s first well test. The 30-day test, a standard for geothermal, achieved a maximum flow rate of 107 kg/s at high temperature. The results correspond to over 10 MW of electricity production, triple that of the per production well output of Fervo’s Project Red in Nevada.
The successful well test demonstrates Fervo’s utility-scale power generation capabilities and establishes Cape Station as the most productive enhanced geothermal system in history. The geothermal power project is expected to start grid supply by 2026. Fervo had already signed a 15-year 320-MW PPA for the Cape Station project with Southern California Edison.
This record-breaking reservoir performance accompanies sustained drilling progress, allowing Fervo to develop the Cape Station wellfield ahead of schedule. Earlier this year, Fervo announced a 70% reduction in drilling time at a geothermal well in the Cape Station project compared to the first horizontal well drilling at Project Red in 2022.
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