Fervo Energy has signed a 396-megawatt power purchase agreement with Alphabet’s Google for electricity from its Cape Station enhanced geothermal project in Utah, expected online in 2028, to support a planned new data center in the state. Google holds an option through June 2030 to purchase an additional 600 megawatts, which could bring the total near 1 gigawatt, though earlier framing left final data center plans subject to engineering feasibility reviews, state and local approvals, and commercial conditions, with no Utah site yet identified. The arrangement is the largest enhanced geothermal deal on record and arrives as Google and other hyperscalers hunt for new power while Google pursues net-zero emissions by 2030—a target complicated in April by a 933-megawatt natural gas agreement with data center developer Crusoe in Texas. Fervo is permitted to develop up to 2 gigawatts at Cape Station; Sarah Jewett, senior vice president of strategy, said in May a third-party engineer estimated the site holds enough heat for twice that output, or about 4 gigawatts, which would roughly double U.S. geothermal generating capacity per a recent Department of Energy report that also cited enhanced geothermal potential of up to 57 terawatts. The more-than-five-year partnership builds on Project Red in Nevada and a 115-megawatt Clean Transition Tariff deal with NV Energy; Fervo has committed more than $2 billion to Cape Station, went public in May, and now has about 1,000 megawatts contracted, including with Shell and Southern California Edison. Deal news drove Fervo shares up about 30% before profit-taking, while separate Tuesday data showed a 23.73% rise to $19.03.