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Jewett: Fervo has drilled 21 of 24 wells for Cape Station Phase 1

Sarah Jewett · Building Fervo's geothermal giant · May 21, 2025 · at 31:14

Sarah Jewett, VP of Strategy at Fervo Energy, provides an operational update on the construction progress at Fervo's 500 MW Cape Station geothermal project in Utah.

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“We have actually built, we've drilled, I think, 21 of 24 wells for our first phase, and so we're almost completely finished with our drilling phase, and we have cleared the pads for all three power facilities and built foundations, and on one of the power facilities, we're already installing air-cooled condensers”

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The claim, plainly

As of May 2025, Fervo Energy had drilled approximately 21 of 24 wells for Phase 1 of Cape Station, cleared pads and built foundations for all three power facilities, and begun installing air-cooled condensers on one facility.

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Assessment

All three components of the statement made on May 21, 2025, by Sarah Jewett (then Vice President of Strategy at Fervo Energy) are confirmed by industry reporting, operational updates, and SEC filings: (1) As of May 2025, Fervo Energy had drilled 21 of 24 wells for Cape Station Phase 1, as corroborated by contemporary industry reporting and subsequent company operational filings; (2) pad clearing and foundation construction were completed for all three standardized power units (GeoBlocks 1-3); and (3) structural assembly and installation of air-cooled condensers had commenced sequentially on Phase 1 Unit 1 in 2025.

Latitude Media reporting from May 27, 2025, confirmed Fervo Energy had drilled 21 of 24 wells for the 100 MW Cape Station Phase 1 development in Beaver County, Utah.
Fervo Energy project documentation and subsequent SEC filings confirmed pad clearing and foundation completion across all three Phase 1 GeoBlock power units by mid-2025.
Construction disclosures verified that installation of induced-draft air-cooled condenser units commenced on Phase 1 Unit 1 in 2025 prior to subsequent units reaching mechanical completion.

Checked against

[1] latitudemedia.com [2] latitudemedia.com [3] latitudemedia.com [4] fervoenergy.com [5] fervoenergy.com [6] sec.gov [7] fervoenergy.com [8] fervoenergy.com

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