Fervo adds 18 MW to PPA for geothermal power with Clean Power Alliance
Cape Station in Beaver County, Utah, the location of Fervo Energy's planned 400-MW geothermal project (source: Fervo Energy)
Carlo Cariaga
3 Mar 2025
Fervo Energy has signed an 18-MW PPA to supply geothermal power to California utility Clean Power Alliance, adding on to a 30-MW previously signed contract.
Fervo Energy has signed a new PPA with California community choice energy aggregator Clean Power Alliance (CPA) that adds 18 MW to a previously signed 15-year contract for 30 MW.
The commitment to supply 48 MW of geothermal power will support the growing demand for clean energy across the 35 communities that CPA serves. Under the 2021 California mandate, CPA is required to secure 1000 MW of non-weather-dependent, zero-emission baseload energy.
“CPA is committed to serving our customers with clean, reliable electricity and our ongoing partnership with Fervo Energy allows us to leverage their breakthrough technology to access geothermal, one of the cleanest sources of power,” said Lindsay Descagnia, Clean Power Alliance’s Vice President of Power Supply.
“This agreement is another milestone in our efforts to provide long-term power reliability to communities and continue our momentum in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.”
Through the PPA, Fervo Energy will deliver geothermal power from Beaver County, Utah to California’s regional grid. The geothermal power facility is expected to start operations by the second quarter of 2028. Moreover, the project is expected to create about 200 temporary jobs during construction and 15-30 full time jobs when operational.
In mid-2024, Fervo Energy signed a 15-year 32o-MW PPA with another California utility company, Southern Californian Edison (SCE). The contracts signed with these off-takers are an important element of developing the Cape Station geothermal power project of Fervo Energy, which has achieved success in demonstrating the scalability of Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) through breakthroughs in drilling and reservoir stimulation.
“Fervo is proving that geothermal is not only commercially viable but also ready for large-scale deployment today,” said Dawn Owens, Vice President, and Head of Development & Commercial Markets for Fervo Energy.
“As a stable and reliable source of carbon-free energy, next-generation geothermal is an essential complement to intermittent resources like solar and wind. We’re excited to deliver always-on, clean power to CPA’s millions of residential and business customers across Southern California and demonstrate how geothermal can strengthen and stabilize the grid.”
Source: Yahoo! Finance
