Next-generation geothermal energy is a game-changer in the climate race. Innovative new geothermal technology is poised for exponential growth, offering around-the-clock, pollution-free power for electricity, heating, and cooling. To meet climate goals, this technology must move quickly from promise to practice – and Utah is primed to make it happen.
Fervo Energy’s Cape Station project is slated to start bringing power to the grid in 2026, showcasing how next-generation geothermal can operate at utility scale. Utah Clean Energy is seizing this opportunity to accelerate the deployment of this transformative technology. As a leading nonprofit that has successfully advanced climate solutions in a conservative state, Utah Clean Energy is mobilizing policymakers, investors, and the public around geothermal, elevating the opportunity for a scalable, viable replacement for fossil fuels.
Utah is primed to accelerate the next frontier of clean, reliable power: geothermal. Utah is home to an underground national laboratory Frontier Obeservatory for Research in Geothermal Energy – FORGE (a partnership between the DOE and the University of Utah). The first enhanced geothermal project in the country is slated to come online in 2026 in central Utah.
Why Geothermal, Why Now?
By delivering round-the-clock, carbon-free power, the West’s abundant geothermal potential positions us to reap billions in clean energy investment while strengthening grid reliability. From targeted media engagement, site tours, to meetings with key legislators, and sweeping utility proceedings, our experts are elevating the role of geothermal through multiple avenues that will unlock Utah’s geothermal potential.
Geothermal energy is clean, firm, and dispatchable. This new technology is ready to scale and fill the final third of our energy needs that wind, solar, and batteries cannot fully meet. With enhanced geothermal technology reaching a critical inflection point, Utah has the opportunity to lead the nation in deploying this 24/7 pollution-free power source.
We would like to clarify that Utah Clean Energy is not a solar company. We are a nonprofit organization that advocates for solar and other clean energy technologies, but we do not install or sell solar in any way.