GoKawiilAnthropic takes over $3.4B order for 1.7GW of gas generators from OnePWR
Anthropic has agreed to pay $3.4 billion to assume Texas supplier OnePWR Solutions' existing order for 1.7 gigawatts of gas-fired generators, originally placed with Caterpillar nearly two years ago. The deal, reported by Reuters to have closed in late September, also covers engineering and construction needed to install the equipment at Anthropic's data centers, without Anthropic acquiring OnePWR itself.
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By inheriting an existing order rather than placing a new one, Anthropic sidesteps a turbine manufacturing backlog where global orders exceed 100GW against 60-70GW of capacity, pushing typical U.S. delivery times out to six years. The move mirrors xAI's use of gas turbines to power data centers quickly outside the conventional grid, a pattern that is drawing environmental criticism over emissions even as AI firms race to secure power for massive computing buildouts.
- Anthropic will spend $3.4 billion to take over a 1.7GW gas generator order originally placed by OnePWR with Caterpillar.
- The deal lets Anthropic skip a turbine backlog where demand (100GW+) far outstrips manufacturing capacity (60-70GW).
- The approach echoes xAI's gas-turbine strategy and has raised environmental concerns over emissions from such installations.
Source: tomshardware.com — Newton Gitonga, 2026-11-09
Published there as: “Anthropic skips six-year waitlist with massive $3.4 billion gas turbine generator deal”
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