Anthropic reportedly buys 1.7 GW of gas-fired generators for its data centres in a deal worth about US$3.4 billion
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The Financial Times reported on 8 November, as relayed by CNBC and Reuters, that Anthropic bought commitments for 1.7 GW of heavy-duty gas-fired generators in late September from OnePWR Solutions, an equipment supplier based in San Antonio, Texas, in a deal worth about US$3.4 billion. According to the report, Anthropic did not acquire OnePWR, but the deal included the engineering and construction capability needed to install the generators. Reuters said it could not immediately verify the report, and neither company had commented at the time of writing. This is a reported item, not a company announcement. The size, price and timing are the FT's figures.
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