A drill rig stands at a Fervo Energy geothermal site under construction near Milford, Utah, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. In Nevada, Fervo''s first operational pilot project has begun pumping carbon-free electricity onto the state''s grid to power Google data centers, Google announced Tuesday, Nov. 28. Fervo is using the Nevada pilot to launch larger projects like this one in Utah. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
Rig operators connect drills that will plunge underground to access reservoirs of heat, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, in Beaver County, Utah. In Nevada, Fervo Energy''s first operational project has begun pumping carbon-free electricity onto that state''s electric grid to power Google data centers, Google announced Tuesday, Nov. 28. Fervo is using the Nevada pilot to launch larger projects like this one in Utah to deliver far more carbon-free electricity to the grid. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
A drill operates at a Fervo Energy site near Milford, Utah, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. Once the wells are drilled and fractured, water will be pumped underground to be heated by the Earth, then pushed up to the surface to power a turbine. In Nevada, A Fervo pilot project has begun feeding carbon-free electricity onto that state''s electric grid to power Google data centers, Google announced Tuesday, Nov. 28. The pilot will help launch projects like this one in Utah to deliver far more carbon-free electricity. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
A drill operator helps run a rig that will reach underground to access heat reservoirs at a Fervo Energy site near Milford, Utah, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. In Nevada, Fervo Energy''s first operational project has begun pumping carbon-free electricity onto that state''s electric grid to power Google data centers, Google announced Tuesday, Nov. 28. That pilot will help Fervo launch projects like this one in Utah to deliver far more carbon-free electricity. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
An operator climbs a drill rig that will reach underground to access geothermal reservoirs on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, near Milford, Utah. In Nevada, Fervo Energy''s first operational project has begun feeding carbon-free electricity onto that state''s electric grid to power Google data centers, Google announced Tuesday, Nov. 28. That pilot will help Fervo launch projects like this one in Utah to deliver far more carbon-free electricity to the grid. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
An operator helps run a drill rig that will reach underground to access reservoirs of heat on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, near Milford, Utah. In Nevada, Fervo Energy''s first operational project has begun pumping carbon-free electricity onto that state''s electric grid to power Google data centers, Google announced Tuesday, Nov. 28. That pilot will help Fervo launch projects like this one in Utah to deliver far more carbon-free electricity to the grid. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
Rig operators connect drills that will plunge underground to access heat reservoirs on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, near Milford, Utah. In Nevada, Fervo Energy''s first operational project has begun pumping carbon-free electricity onto that state''s electric grid to power Google data centers, Google announced Tuesday, Nov. 28. That pilot will help Fervo launch projects like this one in Utah to deliver far more carbon-free electricity to the grid. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
A rig operator applies mud to lubricate drills that will reach reservoirs of heat underground, in a process developed by Fervo Energy, on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, near Milford, Utah. In Nevada, Fervo Energy''s first operational project has begun pumping carbon-free electricity onto that state''s electric grid to power Google data centers, Google announced Tuesday, Nov. 28. That pilot will help Fervo launch projects like this one in Utah to deliver far more carbon-free electricity to the grid. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
A drill rig stands at a Fervo Energy geothermal site near Milford, Utah, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. Once the wells are drilled and fractured, water will be pumped underground to be heated by the Earth, then pushed up to the surface to power a turbine. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
A rig operator works at Fervo Energy''s geothermal drilling site near Milford, Utah, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. In Nevada, Fervo Energy''s first operational project has begun pumping carbon-free electricity onto that state''s electric grid to power Google data centers, Google announced Tuesday, Nov. 28. That pilot will help Fervo launch projects like this one in Utah to deliver far more carbon-free electricity to the grid. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
A rig operator walks through a Fervo Energy geothermal drilling site near Milford, Utah Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, with a wind farm in the background. In Nevada, Fervo Energy''s first operational geothermal project has begun pumping carbon-free electricity onto that state''s electric grid to power Google data centers, Google announced Tuesday, Nov. 28. That pilot will help Fervo launch projects like this one in Utah to deliver far more carbon-free electricity to the grid. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
A drill rig stands at a Fervo Energy geothermal site near Milford, Utah, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. In Nevada, Fervo Energy''s first operational project has begun pumping carbon-free electricity onto that state''s electric grid to power Google data centers, Google announced Tuesday, Nov. 28. That pilot will help Fervo launch projects like this one in Utah to deliver far more carbon-free electricity to the grid. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
Getting electrons onto the grid for the first time is a milestone many new energy companies never reach, said Tim Latimer, CEO and co-founder of Google''s geothermal partner in the project, Houston-based Fervo Energy.
A rig operator applies mud to lubricate drills that will reach reservoirs of heat underground, in a process developed by Fervo Energy, on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, near Milford, Utah. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
The International Energy Agency has long projected geothermal could be a serious solution to climate change. It said in a 2011 roadmap document that geothermal could reach some 3.5% of global electricity generation annually by 2050, avoiding almost 800 megatonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year.
Fervo is using this first pilot to launch other projects that will deliver far more carbon-free electricity to the grid. It''s currently completing initial drilling in southwest Utah for a 400-megawatt project.
Google and Fervo Energy started working together in 2021 to develop next-generation geothermal power. Now that the site near Winnemucca, Nevada is operating commercially, it''s sending about 3.5 megawatts to the grid. There are three wells there.
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