XGS and Baker Hughes to collaborate on 150-MW geothermal power project in New Mexico
Announcement of strategic collaboration between XGS Energy and Baker Hughes (source: XGS Energy)
Carlo Cariaga
25 Mar 2026
Baker Hughes will be providing its portfolio of engineering services to support the 150-MW geothermal power development of XGS Energy in New Mexico.
XGS Energy has announced a strategic collaboration and initial order for Baker Hughes‘s engineering services for XGS’s planned 150-MW geothermal project in New Mexico that will supply power to the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) to support the data center operations of Meta.
“With this single project for Meta in New Mexico, XGS will increase the state’s operating geothermal capacity by tenfold,” said Ghazal Izadi, XGS’s Chief Operating Officer.
“By aligning our technology with Baker Hughes’s expertise across subsurface, surface, and power solutions – and one of the most capable project delivery teams in the world – we’re demonstrating that XGS has the execution muscle and industrial collaborations required to deliver at scale for our customers.”
The companies will initially partner on the exploration and engineering phases of the New Mexico project to derisk operations and establish a strong technical foundation for the utility-scale deployment of XGS’s geothermal technology. This builds on XGS’s successful commercial-scale demonstration in California in 2025 and underscores XGS’s focus on assembling a full industrial execution ecosystem for its multi-gigawatt pipeline across the western United States.
The collaboration brings together Baker Hughes’s ground-to-grid geothermal portfolio. which integrates subsurface engineering and well construction with integrated power solutions and infrastructure project execution, with XGS’s water and geology-independent geothermal system.
“Geothermal energy plays a vital role in delivering reliable, cleaner power at scale,”said Baker Hughes Chief Growth and Experience Officer and interim Executive Vice President of Industrial & Energy Technology Maria Claudia Borras.
“By collaborating with XGS at this early stage, we are applying our ground-to-grid capabilities to reduce technical risk, accelerate reservoir validation and engineer an integrated solution to deliver first power efficiently and reliably.”
Source: XGS Energy
