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Permission issued

One permission is not every permission the project needs.

Open question

Which exact regulatory actions are on record, by which authority, for what scope?

  • Not established in reviewed sources: The text of BLM's 2024 decision record and its conditions (published only as a PDF)
  • Not established in reviewed sources: Which single Phase I permit was still in process as of August 2026
  • Not established in reviewed sources: Status of the 97 Phase II permits reported as in process
  • Not established in reviewed sources: Outcome of the Department of Energy environmental review referenced in a July 2026 DOE letter (PDF only)
  1. Current statePermission issued13 August 2026 · Company reported · Fervo Energy (SEC filing, Form 10-Q)

    Before: Not established in reviewed sources. Source: Fervo Energy (SEC filing, Form 10-Q) ↗

  2. Earlier statementPermission issued21 October 2024 · Secondary report · Utility Dive

    Before: Not established in reviewed sources. Source: Utility Dive ↗

  3. Earlier statementPermission issued17 October 2024 · Regulator issued · Bureau of Land Management

    Before: Not established in reviewed sources. Source: Bureau of Land Management ↗

  4. Earlier statementPermission issued26 September 2023 · Secondary report · Energy Global

    Before: Not established in reviewed sources. Source: Energy Global ↗

Evidence detail

Permission issued

BLM approval of the Fervo Cape Geothermal Power Project (up to 2 GW; about 631 acres, 148 on public land); a federal land decision, not every permit needed to build or operate

One permission is not every permission the project needs.

“The Department announced that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has approved the Fervo Cape Geothermal Power Project in Beaver County, Utah, which will use innovative technology to generate up to 2 gigawatts (GW) of baseload power”
Attribution
Regulator issued
Publisher
Bureau of Land Management
Dated
17 October 2024
First public disclosure
17 October 2024
State before
Not established in reviewed sources
Authority
Bureau of Land Management
Jurisdiction
United States: federal (BLM), Beaver County, Utah
Source read
11 November 2026

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What this does and does not establish

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