Sage Geosystems has selected Ormat Technologies’ existing Blue Mountain geothermal power plant near Winnemucca, Nevada, for Project Vector, a proposed two-well enhanced-geothermal development intended to produce additional round-the-clock electricity for regional customers, including potential data-center demand. Sage announced the site selection September 22, 2026.

The company aims to begin drilling in the fourth quarter of 2026, generate its first electricity in 2027 and reach full-scale production in 2028. All three are targets subject to engineering and regulatory approvals, not completed milestones. Sage has not disclosed a confirmed megawatt rating or named a data-center customer specifically contracting for Project Vector’s electricity.

An existing power plant, a new underground heat source

Unlike geothermal projects built around naturally flowing hot water, enhanced geothermal systems circulate fluid through engineered pathways in hot underground rock. Sage proposes to connect its new underground heat source to Ormat’s existing Blue Mountain surface power-generation equipment and grid infrastructure, potentially reducing the need to build a separate power plant.

The U.S. Department of Energy explains enhanced geothermal systems, including engineered subsurface circulation. The video is an educational reference, not footage of Project Vector.

Using existing infrastructure is one reason Blue Mountain was selected. However, a grid connection does not establish that the proposed wells will produce commercially viable heat. Drilling costs, rock permeability, fluid losses and reservoir performance remain significant technical uncertainties.

Earlier tests do not guarantee Nevada output

Sage’s approach draws on testing at its existing San Miguel Electric Cooperative facility in South Texas. According to the company, its earlier engineered-reservoir operations demonstrated predictable performance over more than 120 days, providing measurements for its GeoTwin reservoir-modeling system. That performance is an earlier test result, not proof that Nevada’s geology will behave identically.

The Blue Mountain plan is separate from Sage’s previously announced geothermal development agreement with Meta. Sage says Project Vector’s power may help serve a mixture of residential, industrial and computing demand; it has not announced exclusive service to a Bitcoin mine or AI campus.

The Department of Energy’s overview shows how geothermal electricity is generated. It provides general technical background rather than images of the newly proposed Nevada wells.

Ormat and Sage established their collaboration in August 2025, and Ormat joined Sage’s approximately $100 million financing round in January 2026. Their partnership combines geothermal power-plant operations with Sage’s subsurface engineering technology.

The next decisive evidence will be signed drilling permits, completed wells and independent measurements of temperature, flow, water loss and net electric output. The wider industry has already seen Fervo expand geothermal supply agreements for Google’s potential Utah data-center development, but the technical and commercial results of Project Vector remain to be demonstrated.

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