French energy major Engie has signed a deal to supply power from a 61MW solar PV project to a data centre in Irving, Texas.
The agreement is a deal between Engie and data centre operator QTS (Quality Technology Services), which will purchase 48MW of power under a power purchase agreement (PPA). It will power QTS’ data centre operations near Irving.
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The deal runs parallel to a long-term PPA Engie has in place with the developer of the 61MW Lubio Solar project, ABEI Energy. The site in Kaufman County, Texas, is yet to begin commercial operations. Once it does, it is expected to produce around 150GWh of clean power annually.
QTS said the deal forms part of its work with Engie to “support renewable energy solutions tailored to the evolving needs of the data centre industry”. Data centres for AI operations are forecast to be a major driver of power demand in the US, with Big Tech firms like Google, Microsoft and Amazon making huge investments into power supply to enable their operations.
“Data centre customers continue to seek long-term, dependable renewable energy solutions that align with both operational and sustainability goals,” said Taymur Bunkheila, regional vice president, ENGIE North America.
Engie is a major player in the global corporate PPA market. The company says it contracted 3.6GW in 2025 and has committed 13.8GW of supply since 2011. In recent times, this includes a 600MW PPA deal with tech giant Meta to power the company’s data centre operations in Texas.
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