Anthropic reportedly pays about $3.4 billion for 1.7 gigawatts of gas generators

The Financial Times reports Anthropic bought commitments for 1.7 gigawatts of heavy-duty gas-fired generators in late September from OnePWR Solutions, an equipment supplier in San Antonio, Texas. Anthropic did not acquire OnePWR, but the deal included the engineering and construction capability to install the generators. Reuters said it could not immediately verify the report, and neither company responded to requests for comment.

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