World's First enhanced geothermal power plant completed in just 23 months

Fervo Energy’s completion of the first enhanced geothermal power plant and its early move to commercial operations signals a potential step-change in how reliable, clean power can be brought online for energy-intensive workloads. For CIOs and technology leaders, the key implication is that phased geothermal development could become a strategic power source for data centers and AI infrastructure, offering faster capacity delivery, improved sustainability, and more predictable long-term energy supply than some alternatives.