{"id":67809,"date":"2026-08-20T23:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/67809\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T23:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:56:14","slug":"engie-and-qts-strengthen-renewable-energy-partnership-in-texas-with-abei-energys-lubio-solar-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/67809\/","title":{"rendered":"ENGIE and QTS Strengthen Renewable Energy Partnership in Texas with ABEI Energy&#8217;s Lubio Solar Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">HOUSTON, Aug. 18, 2026 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0ENGIE today announced a 48 MWac solar power purchase agreement (PPA) with QTS to supply renewable energy to the company&#8217;s data center operations in Irving, Texas. The agreement was executed in parallel with a long-term PPA between ENGIE and ABEI Energy, securing renewable generation from ABEI Energy&#8217;s Lubio Solar project in north-central Texas. Together, these agreements further strengthen the long-standing partnership between ENGIE and QTS while expanding ENGIE&#8217;s renewable energy footprint in the ERCOT market.  <\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/3002644\/ENGIE_Logo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"Engie North America Inc., QTS, ABEI Energy, logo\" height=\"211\" width=\"400\" class=\"yf-1f8hkhu loader\"\/><\/a> Engie North America Inc., QTS, ABEI Energy, logo           <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">QTS is a long-standing ENGIE customer, and this agreement reflects its continued work with ENGIE to support renewable energy solutions tailored to the evolving needs of the data center industry.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">&#8220;This project is a meaningful step forward in our renewable energy strategy, supporting the long-term sustainability and operational resilience of our Texas footprint,&#8221; said Travis Wright, Vice President Energy and Sustainability, QTS. &#8220;By partnering with ENGIE, we&#8217;re able to support reliable, renewable energy procurement while simplifying delivery through our retail supply arrangement. Collaborations like this help us align clean energy procurement with the operational needs of our data centers.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">&#8220;Data center customers continue to seek long-term, dependable renewable energy solutions that align with both operational and sustainability goals,&#8221; said Taymur Bunkheila, Regional Vice President, Key Accounts and Energy+, ENGIE North America. &#8220;ENGIE&#8217;s global experience and integrated capabilities enable us to structure customized solutions that seamlessly combine renewable generation with retail power supply.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Lubio Solar is an approximately 61 MWac pre-commercial-operation-date solar project located in Kaufman County, Texas, developed by ABEI Energy. Once operational, the project is expected to generate approximately 150 GWh of clean electricity annually, equivalent to avoiding 100,778 metric tons of CO\u2082 emissions per year. This transaction marks ABEI Energy&#8217;s first renewable energy deal with ENGIE in the United States, building on an established partnership between the two companies in Europe.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">ENGIE&#8217;s proven global leadership in renewable corporate PPAs reinforces its ability to deliver at this scale. Ranked first worldwide in BloombergNEF&#8217;s 2025 benchmark, with 3.6 GW signed in 2025 and 13.8 GW contracted since 2011, ENGIE holds the highest total globally over the 2011-2025 period, built on long-term partnerships with leading technology companies and a growing business-to-business customer base.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">As data centers increase demand for renewable power across the United States,\u00a0ENGIE continues to deliver integrated energy solutions that combine renewable generation, retail supply and energy management expertise. This three-party agreement demonstrates ENGIE&#8217;s ability to structure customized, scalable solutions that support the growing energy needs of the data center sector.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">About\u00a0ENGIE North America<br \/>Based in Houston, ENGIE North America develops, owns, and operates renewable power, battery storage, flexible generation, and energy infrastructure solutions for businesses and communities across the U.S. and Canada. The company has more than 11 GW of power generation in operation or under construction across North America, representing $11 billion of capital employed.\u00a0Through this portfolio, ENGIE North America delivers low-cost, reliable energy to meet rapidly rising power demand, supporting critical operations across the economy, including those of leading technology and consumer companies. ENGIE North America is part of ENGIE, a global energy company with 98,000 employees across 30 countries and the world&#8217;s leading provider of long-term renewable energy solutions for corporate customers. ENGIE is publicly traded (ENGI) on the Paris and Brussels stock exchanges.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engie-na.com\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:www.engie-na.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;www.engie-na.com&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">www.engie-na.com<\/a>\u00a0or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/engie-north-america-inc\" data-ylk=\"slk:www.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fengie-north-america-inc;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;www.linkedin.com\/company\/engie-north-america-inc&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">www.linkedin.com\/company\/engie-north-america-inc<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">About QTS<br \/>QTS is a global data center leader with unrivaled access to scalable infrastructure across North America and Europe.\u00a0QTS delivers state\u2011of\u2011the\u2011art data center solutions, robust connectivity, and premium customer service to leading hyperscale technology companies, enterprises, and government entities\u2014while prioritizing responsible growth and investing in the communities where\u00a0it builds and operates.\u00a0QTS is a Blackstone portfolio company.<br \/>Let&#8217;s\u00a0connect: Q.com\u00a0| 877.QTS.DATA  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">About ABEI Energy<br \/>ABEI Energy is an Independent Power Producer (IPP) with an international presence across Europe, US and M\u00e9xico. The company develops, finances, constructs and operates utility\u2011scale renewable energy projects, managing the full project lifecycle from early\u2011stage development through commissioning and long\u2011term asset management.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Backed by a team with extensive experience across Europe and the Americas, ABEI Energy optimizes project outcomes at every stage of the value chain. The company is committed to supporting the transition to a zero\u2011emissions power sector while addressing the challenges of cost reduction, operational reliability and job creation in the regions where it operates.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Media Contact:<br \/>ENGIE North America:\u00a0Geof Koss,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/energy\/articles\/mailto:geof.koss@engie.com\" data-ylk=\"slk:geof.koss%40engie.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;geof.koss@engie.com&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">geof.koss@engie.com<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>   <a href=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/D9F1C272262EBBFCC70C19A0DF738F2D85C257782595A2AE8BAEC47380A30BE4\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefit_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fprnewswire.com%2Fea9e42a2a8766c53a79ea313b8e6f7d7.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"Cision\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" class=\"yf-1f8hkhu loader\"\/><\/a> Cision          <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"> View original content to download multimedia:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/engie-and-qts-strengthen-renewable-energy-partnership-in-texas-with-abei-energys-lubio-solar-project-302853347.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.prnewswire.com%2Fnews-releases%2Fengie-and-qts-strengthen-renewable-energy-partnership-in-texas-with-abei-energys-lubio-solar-project-302853347.html;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/engie-and-qts-strengthen-renewable-energy-partnership-in-texas-with-abei-energys-lubio-solar-project-302853347.html&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/engie-and-qts-strengthen-renewable-energy-partnership-in-texas-with-abei-energys-lubio-solar-project-302853347.html<\/a>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON, Aug. 18, 2026 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0ENGIE today announced a 48 MWac solar power purchase agreement (PPA) with QTS&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":67810,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12968],"tags":[5758,3519,1540,14103,41848,1535,13729],"class_list":["post-67809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-engie","tag-data-center","tag-engie","tag-north-america","tag-power-purchase-agreement","tag-qts","tag-renewable-energy","tag-solar-project"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}