Startup Fervo Energy flipped the switch on its Cape Station power plant in Utah, officially bringing the first next-generation geothermal power to the grid at a utility scale, the Houston-based startup announced Thursday.
The U.S. faces an unprecedented demand surge for power from the AI boom and more, and next-gen geothermal power is now part of the mix. Geothermal offers both clean energy and reliable baseload power without the intermittency issues of wind and solar.
