How much did Anthropic agree to pay for gas generators?
Anthropic has agreed to pay $3.4 billion for gas-fired generators to power its data centers, according to a Financial Times report published Sunday. The FT said the purchase is the largest known single buy of power equipment by an artificial intelligence company. TNW has not independently confirmed the deal.
Which company is supplying Anthropic's gas generators?
The agreement covers 1.7 gigawatts of large generators, the FT reported, citing one person familiar with the arrangement. Anthropic signed it in late September with OnePWR Solutions, a power supplier based in San Antonio, Texas.
Why did Anthropic take over OnePWR's generator orders?
OnePWR had ordered the generators from Caterpillar about two years ago, but it needed money to finish the purchase. Anthropic first planned to buy power from OnePWR. Instead, it took over the equipment orders, along with the work required to install the machines.
Anthropic did not acquire OnePWR, and none of the company's staff moved to Anthropic, the FT reported. It is not known where the generators will be installed.
Both companies declined to comment to the FT. They also did not immediately respond to Bloomberg, which followed up on the report.
The deal comes as Anthropic prepares for a stock market listing. Its amended initial public offering filing last week showed $895 billion in commitments, almost all of them for computing power and infrastructure.
Other AI companies have also turned to natural gas to get their data centers running quickly. Elon Musk's xAI faces a lawsuit over gas turbines at its Memphis site.
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