Albireo Energy has completed its acquisition of Quantum Building Solutions, giving the Edison-based building controls and energy services company its first established footprint in the Dallas-Fort Worth market. The deal, announced October 28, 2026, brings aboard a Dallas-Fort Worth-based provider of building automation systems that has served commercial, industrial and institutional customers throughout Texas since it was founded in 2019.
Quantum Building Solutions founder Shane Ray will continue to lead the company as vice president and general manager, according to ROI-NJ. The outlet reports that the Quantum team will remain in place, maintaining existing customer relationships, service and commitments as the integration moves forward. Albireo Energy describes itself as a leading independent building controls and energy services provider and a Huron Capital portfolio company that offers a full range of building automation solutions for mission-critical spaces, buildings and campuses.
Albireo Energy CEO Kevin Baxter said Quantum is a strong strategic fit for the company and a foundation to expand its presence and capabilities across Texas, per the ROI-NJ report. Ray, for his part, said joining Albireo Energy gives Quantum the scale, resources and capabilities to take its next step, the outlet noted. Together, the two companies are expected to give building owners and their teams expanded technical capabilities, with the combined organization positioned to pursue larger, more complex projects and support customers operating across multiple markets.
Why Dallas-Fort Worth, and Why Now
The timing lines up with a region in the middle of a construction surge. ROI-NJ's report notes that Dallas-Fort Worth has significant commercial and industrial activity, including investment in data centers, advanced manufacturing, health care and commercial infrastructure — sectors that require building automation systems, systems integration and ongoing building services.
That framing tracks with market data from commercial real estate firm CBRE, which found that total existing data center inventory in Dallas-Fort Worth increased 47% to 869.5 megawatts in the first half of 2025, according to CBRE. The firm also reported 425.1 megawatts of under-construction colocation space that was already 78% preleased, and said demand from hyperscalers and AI providers remained strong through the period. CBRE further noted that land inquiries and power requests to the local utility continued at an unprecedented rate across the Dallas metro area, and the firm projects that recently completed and under-construction activity will double the size of the Dallas-Fort Worth data center market by the end of 2026.
Part of a Broader Expansion Pattern
The Quantum deal is not Albireo Energy's first acquisition this year. The company completed acquisitions of Powers' regional divisions in Oklahoma and Mississippi/Louisiana earlier in 2026, along with the acquisition of Pasco Building Automation Systems in upstate New York, per ROI-NJ. Albireo Energy's own announcement of the Powers deal detailed that it added 130 building automation professionals and six offices across three states, along with a customer list that includes university campuses and hospital systems, according to Albireo Energy. That team designs and services Siemens building automation systems for commercial, education, healthcare and industrial facilities, the company said, though the acquisition did not include Powers' Arkansas regional division.
Albireo Energy's service lineup spans preventive maintenance, performance monitoring and energy procurement, along with a managed services center and intelligent services such as alarm management, private cloud hosting, and fault detection and diagnostics, the company's website states.
A Crowded Field of Suitors
Albireo Energy isn't the only building-automation player circling Texas. Mechanical contractor Harris announced its own acquisition of JMS Integrated Building Solutions on September 11, 2026, expanding into the same Dallas/Fort Worth and broader Texas market where JMS had operated since 2007, according to Harris. JMS built its reputation as a Distech Controls authorized system integrator working with Tridium and the Niagara Framework, and Harris said the deal added open-integration expertise that expands what its building automation platform can do. JMS founder and CEO Jim Shadley stayed on as regional leader after that acquisition closed, the company noted. Harris, founded in 1948, has grown to more than 4,000 employees across 21 regional offices and was named to the Top Workplaces USA list in 2026.
