ENGIE has signed a 48 MWac power purchase agreement with QTS Realty Trust to supply renewable electricity to QTS's data center campus in Irving, Texas. The deal adds to a growing list of utility-scale solar contracts executed by major colocation operators seeking to meet clean energy commitments while securing long-term power cost certainty. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but the Irving campus is one of QTS's larger operational footprints in the Dallas-Fort Worth market.
The 48 MWac deal illustrates how large colocation operators are locking in renewable power capacity ahead of anticipated grid congestion in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, where data center load growth is among the fastest in North America. Long-term PPAs at this scale also help operators stabilize energy costs against volatile spot prices.
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