--- title: Google digs deep to power AI expansion with geothermal deal description: Google has secured a 150 MW geothermal energy deal through Ormat Technologies and NV Energy to power its datacenter expansion in Nevada. The plants are... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/google-digs-deep-to-power-ai-expansion-with-geothermal-deal-2gjxsmhtt twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Google digs deep to power AI expansion with geothermal deal | daily.dev og:description: Google has secured a 150 MW geothermal energy deal through Ormat Technologies and NV Energy to power its datacenter expansion in Nevada. The plants are... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/google-digs-deep-to-power-ai-expansion-with-geothermal-deal-2gjxsmhtt og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/2GJxsmHtt.png og:image:alt: Google digs deep to power AI expansion with geothermal deal og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Google digs deep to power AI expansion with geothermal deal **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Google has secured a 150 MW geothermal energy deal through Ormat Technologies and NV Energy to power its datacenter expansion in Nevada. The plants are expected to come online between 2028 and 2030, pending approval from the state Public Utilities Commission. This builds on Google's earlier partnership with Fervo Energy, which brought an enhanced geothermal plant online in 2023 and later expanded to 115 MW. Geothermal energy uses deep-earth heat to generate steam and electricity, leveraging drilling techniques from the oil and gas industry. A Rhodium Group report suggests geothermal could meet up to 64% of expected datacenter growth by the early 2030s, though operators may need to pay a 20% premium over regional power sources. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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