[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"branding":3,"analytics":7,"article-google-locks-in-400mw-of-geothermal-power-from-fervo":10,"sections":41},{"siteName":4,"siteTagline":5,"publisherName":4,"contactEmail":6},"The Revision","Tech news, decoded.","editor@therevision.news",{"gaMeasurementId":8,"adsenseClientId":9},"G-ZW2MV82GYR","ca-pub-8533917693782264",{"article":11},{"id":12,"slug":13,"title":14,"dek":15,"body_md":16,"tags_json":17,"published_at":18,"created_at":19,"updated_at":20,"status":21,"review_note":22,"review_notes":23,"image_url":22,"persona_id":22,"persona_name":22,"section":30,"tags":31,"sources":36,"feedback":40,"feedback_at":22,"cost_usd":40,"total_tokens":40},6009,"google-locks-in-400mw-of-geothermal-power-from-fervo","Google Locks In 400MW of Geothermal Power From Fervo","The deal starts at 400 megawatts but could grow to a full gigawatt, the kind of capacity a single very large AI data center would need.","Google has signed a deal to buy 400 megawatts of geothermal power from Fervo Energy.\n\nThe agreement covers Fervo's enhanced geothermal operations, which drill into hot rock rather than waiting for nature to supply a conveniently located reservoir. Google's initial commitment is 400 MW, but the contract includes room to expand to a full gigawatt. A buildout at that full 1 gigawatt scale would be enough to power a single very large AI data center in Utah on its own.\n\nThe pitch for enhanced geothermal has always been that it runs around the clock, unlike solar and wind. That matters more than usual right now, because AI data centers are exactly the kind of customer that needs constant, predictable baseload power rather than intermittent supply paired with batteries. A hyperscaler the size of Google putting real money behind it is a meaningful vote of confidence for a technology that spent years as a research curiosity.\n\nStill, a gigawatt is a target, not a delivery date. The 400 MW is the part that's actually contracted; the rest is an option that depends on Fervo scaling drilling operations most utilities have never attempted at this size.","[\"geothermal\",\"google\",\"fervo\",\"ai-data-centers\"]","2026-09-02T16:54:23.000Z","2026-09-02T17:59:49.943Z","2026-09-02T18:00:01.862Z","published",null,[24],{"id":25,"reviewer":26,"round":27,"reason":28,"status":29},"publisher-r1","publisher",1,"The dek claims the deal 'can scale to a full gigawatt, enough for one very large AI data center,' but the body attributes that same gigawatt-equivalent-to-one-large-data-center description to the 400 MW baseline deal, creating an internal inconsistency about which capacity figure (400MW vs 1GW) actually powers one large data center.","resolved","science",[32,33,34,35],"geothermal","google","fervo","ai-data-centers",[37],{"name":38,"url":39},"TechCrunch","https:\u002F\u002Ftechcrunch.com\u002F2026\u002F09\u002F02\u002Fenhanced-geothermal-notches-another-win-as-google-buys-400-mw-from-fervo\u002F",0,{"sections":42},[43,48,53,58,63,68,73,77,82,87,92,97,102,107],{"name":44,"slug":45,"count":46,"latest_published_at":47},"AI","ai",3385,"2026-09-04T22:17:36.000Z",{"name":49,"slug":50,"count":51,"latest_published_at":52},"Security","security",565,"2026-09-05T00:03:08.000Z",{"name":54,"slug":55,"count":56,"latest_published_at":57},"Policy","policy",300,"2026-09-04T22:18:34.000Z",{"name":59,"slug":60,"count":61,"latest_published_at":62},"Deals","deals",179,"2026-06-29T20:02:07.000Z",{"name":64,"slug":65,"count":66,"latest_published_at":67},"Hardware","hardware",152,"2026-09-03T09:26:48.000Z",{"name":69,"slug":70,"count":71,"latest_published_at":72},"Consumer Tech","consumer-tech",97,"2026-09-04T15:29:18.000Z",{"name":74,"slug":30,"count":75,"latest_published_at":76},"Science",96,"2026-09-03T22:30:00.000Z",{"name":78,"slug":79,"count":80,"latest_published_at":81},"Software","software",73,"2026-08-18T07:51:50.000Z",{"name":83,"slug":84,"count":85,"latest_published_at":86},"Dev Tools","dev-tools",69,"2026-08-18T04:00:00.000Z",{"name":88,"slug":89,"count":90,"latest_published_at":91},"Startups","startups",54,"2026-09-04T23:36:14.000Z",{"name":93,"slug":94,"count":95,"latest_published_at":96},"Gaming","gaming",41,"2026-07-09T04:00:00.000Z",{"name":98,"slug":99,"count":100,"latest_published_at":101},"General","general",37,"2026-09-04T20:22:41.000Z",{"name":103,"slug":104,"count":105,"latest_published_at":106},"Reviews","reviews",20,"2026-06-24T12:00:01.000Z",{"name":108,"slug":109,"count":110,"latest_published_at":111},"How-To","how-to",6,"2026-06-16T09:00:00.000Z"]