Anthropic Spends $3.4 Billion on Gas-Fired Power Equipment to Power Data Centers

TechFlow, November 08: According to the Financial Times, as AI labs deepen their involvement in the energy sector and bypass intermediaries in the competition for scarce power equipment, Anthropic has struck a massive gas-fired generator procurement deal. The cutting-edge AI lab secured a purchase commitment for 1.7 GW of heavy-duty generators from San Antonio, Texas-based equipment supplier OnePWR Solutions in late September for $3.4 billion.

Anthropic did not acquire OnePWR itself, but the deal also includes the engineering and construction capabilities required to install the generators. According to a person familiar with the matter, no OnePWR employees transferred to Anthropic. According to a person familiar with the matter, OnePWR had ordered the generators from Caterpillar two years ago but needed financing to complete the transaction. Anthropic initially planned to become a customer of OnePWR, but later chose to take over its order with Caterpillar. (Jin10)

Source: TechFlow