Google and NV Energy are seeking permission from Nevada regulators to enter into a power supply agreement based on a proposed “Clean Transition Tariff” that would allow large energy users to pay a premium for 24/7 clean energy from new resources. The agreement would allow NV Energy to buy electricity from Fervo Energy’s 115-MW Corsac Station Enhanced Geothermal Project and sell it to Google at a set rate. Google would receive credit for the project’s energy and generation capacity on electric bills for its data centers in Storey County, Nevada. The tariff aims to encourage the deployment of more carbon-free dispatchable energy resources like geothermal or nuclear generation. While this agreement will provide enough energy to supply Google’s data center, the goal is to create a framework for other customers and other states to replicate.
Solar Dominates US Energy Capacity Growth
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has published data showing that solar accounted for over 75% of US electrical generating
