Jewett: Fervo will deliver 100MW by 2026 and 400MW by 2028
Sarah Jewett · Building Fervo's geothermal giant · May 21, 2025 · at 25:36
Sarah Jewett, VP of Strategy at Fervo Energy, outlines the delivery timeline and project phasing for the company's 500-megawatt Cape Station geothermal project.
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“The first hundred megawatts will be delivered by twenty-twenty-six, and the remaining 400 megawatts will be delivered by twenty-twenty-eight.”
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