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Jack Conness

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Senior policy and regulatory associate at Fervo Energy. Based in Denver. Opinions are my own. Check out the IRA + CHIPS Dashboard: https://www.jackconness.com/ira-chips-investments

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Jack Conness @jackconness.bsky.social · Nov 14

🚨 Major 2024 election updates made to the IRA + CHIPS Dashboard:

Familiar to some, new to many: 80%+ of investment dollars and 70%+ of jobs are headed to red congressional districts across the country.

A 🧵 to understand how this looks moving forward:
www.jackconness.com/ira-chips-in...

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Jack Conness @jackconness.bsky.social · Aug 4

Utah is an ideal starting point, but it doesn't end there. With over 500K acres of lease positions, Fervo has its eyes all across the west. If you want to get involved, get in touch!

Email us: data.centers [at] fervoenergy [dot] com

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Jack Conness @jackconness.bsky.social · Aug 4

Not only is Fervo demonstrating viability today, we have big plans for the future - scalable and repeatable 50 MW modules to create an Enhanced Geothermal Data Center Cluster. We are talking "spud date" to delivery in 18 months. Did I already mention zero fresh water usage?

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Jack Conness @jackconness.bsky.social · Aug 4

Fervo's tech and scalability is being proven right now in Utah. 100 MW comes online next year in Milford w/ 500 MW online by 2028. Each day that passes, Fervo is drilling deeper, hotter, and faster - all while using very little land (~1.5-2 acres per MW).

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Jack Conness @jackconness.bsky.social · Aug 4

Our latest white paper with the Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) highlights all the reasons why Fervo and Utah make sense for data center investments. Utah provides:

✅ Pro-biz environment
✅ Skilled workforce
✅ Major geothermal potential
✅ Fiber optic corridor

fervoenergy.com/fervo-uipa-t...

Scaling 24/7 Power for the AI Era: The Enhanced Geothermal Data Center Corridor - Fervo Energy

Enhanced Geothermal Energy is Poised to Power the Future of AI

fervoenergy.com

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Jack Conness @jackconness.bsky.social · Aug 4

🚨 Attention all data centers! 🚨

Utah and Fervo Energy are open for business. We are ready - right now - to meet large energy needs.

"Enhanced geothermal is the only reliable, affordable, and clean solution that can scale to gigawatt level this decade."

Let's learn more...🧵

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Jack Conness @jackconness.bsky.social · Aug 1

The U.S. transformed the world economy with our advancements in oil and gas technologies. Those advancements have spurred major breakthroughs at Fervo and in enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). It's time to seize this new moment with scalable, clean firm power.

Jack Conness @jackconness.bsky.social · Aug 1

It was a pleasure to speak with American Habits about Fervo Energy, advanced geothermal, and how the U.S. has the opportunity to lead the world in the future of geothermal energy. Becoming leaders in this tech has major economic and national security advantages.

Why Geothermal’s moment is now - American Habits

Geothermal meets innovation: Fervo Energy delivers reliable, carbon-free electricity using next-gen drilling technology.

americanhabits.org

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Jack Conness @jackconness.bsky.social · Jun 23

"By using drilling technology advanced by the oil and gas industry, Fervo is drilling deeper, drilling sideways and drilling in new places to unlock new reserves of heat energy. The DOE estimates that EGS has the potential to power more than 65M American homes and businesses."

Fervo uses oil drilling technology to dig deep for clean geothermal energy

With a well reaching new depths and fundraising hitting new heights, Fervo Energy's enhanced geothermal system development is on a hot streak.

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Jack Conness @jackconness.bsky.social · Jun 16

We also celebrated Cape Connect - Fervo’s inaugural site visit. Over 150 attendees on-site in Utah to see all the incredible advancements of enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). First 100 MW to the grid in 2026. 500 MW in 2028. What a beautiful place.

Jack Conness @jackconness.bsky.social · Jun 16

What a week for Fervo Energy!

💵 Successfully secured $206M in additional capital for Cape Station - the largest EGS project in the world
♨️ Announced a 15,000-foot well at 500°F+ in only 16 days (hottest & deepest well to date)
🏆 Achieved multiple drilling performance records

Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · Jun 10

Fervo announces new progress on geothermal drilling: deeper, faster, hotter
www.linkedin.com/posts/timlat... 🔌💡

Fervo Energy Drills 15,000-FT, 500°F Geothermal Well, Pushing the Envelope… | Tim Latimer | 21 comments

Excited to announce Fervo Energy's latest field results, where we have set a new standard for deep geothermal well drilling with the Sugarloaf Appraisal well: 15,000+ feet, 500°F. All in just 16 d...

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Jack Conness @jackconness.bsky.social · Jun 16

Great to meet you out there, Jay!

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Jay Turner @jayturner.bsky.social · Jun 11

What does the future of enhanced geothermal power generation look like?

Fervo offered an update to partners and investors at its #capeconnect event today, showcasing progress on its 100MW Cape Station project in UT.

I tagged along and I learned a lot. Some highlights based on my notes follow… 🔌💡

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Jack Conness @jackconness.bsky.social · Jun 3

Come work with us!

Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · Jun 3

Possibly the coolest job opportunity yet? I'm horribly biased but I think it holds up.

Fervo Energy is hiring for a mid-career level Policy Manager to help lead strategic engagement on government affairs and policy campaigns at the federal and state level: fervoenergy.com/career/gover...

Government Affairs & Policy Manager

The Government Affairs & Policy Manager will lead key initiatives on Fervo’s government affairs and policy team, advocating on behalf of the company and expanding commercial opportunities across legis...

fervoenergy.com

Jack Conness @jackconness.bsky.social · May 29

“Enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) could plausibly contribute up to 20% of total US electricity generation by 2050 & drastically reduce the cost electricity decarbonization even in lower-quality resource areas east of the Mississippi – a much larger role for the technology than previously assumed.”

Wilson Ricks @wilsonar.bsky.social · May 28

I am happy to announce that the final piece of my doctoral work on next-generation geothermal technologies has been accepted for publication as a research article in 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘦, with an open-access manuscript available at doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

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Latitude Media @latitudemedia.bsky.social · May 27

Fervo's VP of strategy Sarah Jewett walks through how the company used a variety of capital to build its record breaking geothermal facilities:

www.latitudemedia.com/news/what-fe...

What Fervo's approach says about financing first-of-a-kind energy projects

Sarah Jewett walks through how the company used a variety of capital to build its record breaking geothermal facilities.

www.latitudemedia.com

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Jack Conness @jackconness.bsky.social · May 23

However, "continued technological improvements may greatly increase the possible power production by EGS and may yield more than ten times the current best estimate." That's 1,400 GW!

Jack Conness @jackconness.bsky.social · May 23

Super exciting report from the U.S. Geological Survey yesterday on the potential for enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) in the Great Basin. 135 GW of EGS potential is beneath our feet there, which could roughly meet 10% of U.S. power production capacity. pubs.usgs.gov/publication/...

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Jack Conness @jackconness.bsky.social · May 22

Enhanced geothermal systems (EGS):

- Reliable, constant source of power ✅
- Rapidly declining costs ✅
- Limited land footprint ✅
- Flexible generating capacity ✅
- Transferable oil & gas workforce ✅
- Resilience to weather-related disruptions ✅
- 90 GW of potential by 2050 ✅

To build tomorrow's power grid, the United States should look to geothermal energy

Geothermal energy offers a promising solution for stable, reliable baseload power. But to unlock its full potential, the US government must take action to reduce the barriers to entry for industry.

www.atlanticcouncil.org

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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · May 20

The policy analysis being done on advancing next-generation geothermal is really top notch. Huge appreciation to the smart people thinking hard about how to move the needle on EGS. The tech innovation is moving fast here and we need policy to keep up if we're going to meet the moment for clean firm:

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Jack Conness @jackconness.bsky.social · May 8

To my people in Seattle & my Energy Innovation crew - you will be dearly missed.

To those in Denver - please reach out! I'm joining the Fervo Energy team to hopefully play a small part in making next-gen geothermal the next big thing. I continue to surround myself w/ people far smarter than me >>>

Jack Conness @jackconness.bsky.social · Apr 6

Joe B, Locker, and O. What a moment and what a 20-year run. 🐐🐐🐐

Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · Apr 6

"THE CHASING DAYS ARE DONE. ALEX OVECHKIN IS THE GREATEST GOAL SCORER IN THE HISTORY OF THE NHL!!"

Joe Beninati on the call for Monumental Sports Network for Ovi's historic goal 🎙️

Jack Conness @jackconness.bsky.social · Mar 17

Such a ridiculous intersection. Stop sign is for those on the trail and not for the cars. Should be the other way around for how often people walk, bike, and run on that trail. Cars even yield most of the time for how active it is.

Jack Conness @jackconness.bsky.social · Mar 11

"A survey conducted by the pollster Mason-Dixon in February 2022 found that among 625 registered FL voters, 84% supported net metering, including 76% of self-identified Republicans."

It's pretty great that despite endless political noise, solar is pretty freaking awesome (and cheap).

Canary Media Inc. @canarymedia.com · Mar 11

Florida vaulted past California last year in terms of new utility-scale solar capacity plugged into its grid, despite state leadership opposed to climate action:

Florida is now a solar superpower. Here’s how it happened.

The Sunshine State built more large-scale solar than California last year and was again No. 2 for residential, despite state leadership opposed to climate…

www.canarymedia.com

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Jack Conness @jackconness.bsky.social · Mar 10

"There are “literally no limits” to how much Aspen can increase capacity [in China], said CFO Ricardo Rodriguez."

Constant threats, gutting federal programs, and widespread policy uncertainty is destroying business opportunities in the U.S. Every industry and every investor has their hands tied.

Latitude Media @latitudemedia.bsky.social · Mar 10

Aspen Aeorgels conditionally received a $670M DOE loan to produce battery components in Georgia. Now, the company is canceling its planned manufacturing facility.

Aspen will expand production in China, Mexico, and an existing Rhode Island plant instead. www.latitudemedia.com/news/why-asp...

Why Aspen Aerogels cancelled its LPO loan — and its Georgia factory

The DOE loan dropout was going to make battery components in the U.S. Now, it says manufacturing in China is a “no-brainer.”

www.latitudemedia.com

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Jack Conness @jackconness.bsky.social · Mar 3

“Generally speaking, it’s not to say these resources don’t exist but we know very little about what there is to offer.”

I spoke with CNN about the rumored US-Ukraine minerals deal last week and what we know about minerals in Ukraine. However, the deal between Trump and Zelenskyy fell apart.

Trump’s promise of ‘very big deal’ with Zelensky undercut by officials’ widespread doubts over Ukraine’s resources | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump’s claim that the potential “trillion-dollar deal” he is on the cusp of signing with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would offer the US easy access to a bonanza of rare ea...

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