Titus Low Carbon Ventures (Titus) and AB Energy USA, LLC, through its operating entity Gruppo AB, announced a supply agreement for 673 megawatts of fast‑start, natural‑gas reciprocating engine generation to anchor the initial phase of Titus’ Texas data center power park projects. The first 400 megawatts of generation will be commissioned by Q4 2027, meeting rapid power deployment objectives, with the balance of the order coming online by mid-2028.
Titus’ power‑park model co‑locates behind‑the‑meter thermal generation with utility‑scale solar, wind, battery storage and a high‑voltage grid interconnect, a configuration purpose‑built for AI and high-performance computing loads that prioritizes reliability, transient load stability, and power cost control, while meeting ESG objectives. Titus’ multitechnology approach, leveraging on‑site economic dispatch and opportunistic grid sales, reduces the price of power to the data center load by over 70% compared to the cost of grid-only connected parks.
Under the agreement, AB Energy will deliver up to 202 Ecomax 33 packaged reciprocating units powered by Jenbacher J620 engines, with the parties planning additional tranches to support additional campuses and multi-gigawatt build-out over time. The containerized, modular blocks install and commission in parallel, enabling staged campus energization commencing in mid-2027. Each block features quick start, fast ramping, low heat rate power with superior emissions controls meeting stringent air standards. Designed for Island-mode operation with BESS and to operate behind-the-meter alongside Titus’ solar and wind, creating a fully redundant power envelope that shortens time-to-power, hedges spot volatility, and provides firm capacity in compliance with recent regulatory change in Texas.
“Time‑to‑power wins in this new era,” said Jeff Ferguson, President of Titus. “Partnering with Gruppo AB gives Titus a thermal generation solution that delivers firm flexible power and— when deployed at our renewable sites—a clear pathway to the cleanest, lowest power cost data center campuses in the U.S.”
“We are thrilled and very proud to have been selected by Titus as their main supplier for the realization of their cutting-edge data center power projects,” said Giuseppe Fiorella, General Manager AB North America. “Our Ecomax 33 power plants powered by Jenbacher J620 engines are built for mission-critical sites and rapid deployment. This collaboration represents one further step for AB’s growth in the U.S., a market where we are committed to deliver reliable, sustainable, and efficient energy solutions, and where we are strengthening our presence with the upcoming opening of our new U.S. Headquarters in the Houston area”.
