Southern California Edison will purchase the power from Fervo Energy’s 400 MW Cape Station project currently under construction in southwest Utah.Fervo Energy has announced the signing of two power purchase agreements totaling 320 MW with Southern California Edison , one of the nation’s largest electric utilities.
According to Fervo Energy, SCE will purchase the power from its 400 MW Cape Station project currently under construction in southwest Utah.The first 70 MW phase of Fervo Energy’s project is expected to be operational by 2026 and the second phase will be operational by 2028, according to a “Enhanced geothermal systems complement our abundant wind and solar resources by providing critical base load when those sources are limited. This is key to ensuring reliability as we continue to transition away from fossil fuels.”“As electrification increases and climate change burdens already fragile infrastructure, geothermal will only play a bigger role in U.S. power markets.
During the test period, Fervo achieved a flow rate of 63 liters per second, sufficient to generate 3.5 MW of electricity. One megawatt of energy can power approximately 750 homes at a time.