Houston, 24 June (Argus) — A developer behind a massive west Texas data center power project locked up scarce turbine supply years before signing customers, giving it a head start that helped secure a deal with Chevron and Microsoft. “Having the supply chain secured allowed us to meet an aggressive timetable,” Brian Boland, chief financial officer at Joulent, the power development arm of energy investment firm Engine No. 1, said in an interview with Argus Wednesday.