Anthropic has agreed to pay $3.4bn for gas-fired generators for its data centres, the Financial Times reports. The deal covers 1.7 gigawatts of generating capacity, with Anthropic taking over equipment orders and installation work.
Anthropic signed the agreement with Texas-based power supplier OnePWR Solutions in late September, according to the Financial Times report cited by The Next Web. The purchase is intended to supply electricity for its data centres.
OnePWR had ordered the generators from Caterpillar about 2 years earlier but needed money to complete the purchase. Anthropic initially planned to buy electricity from OnePWR, then took over the equipment orders and the work needed to install the machines instead.
For companies building with AI, the agreement highlights how securing computing infrastructure can also mean taking responsibility for power equipment. The locations of the generators remain unknown, and The Next Web has not independently confirmed the deal.
The reported purchase would make power equipment a direct capital commitment for Anthropic, rather than simply a service bought from a supplier.
Taking on installation adds infrastructure delivery responsibilities alongside the task of developing AI models.
The undisclosed locations leave builders unable to judge which data centre markets could benefit from the additional generating capacity.
Written automatically by the Made in 10 Newsroom from the source above.
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