GoKawiilAnthropic buys $3.4B in Caterpillar gas turbines to secure power supply
Anthropic is purchasing natural gas turbines from Caterpillar capable of generating up to 1.7 gigawatts, according to a Financial Times report. The equipment was originally ordered by supplier OnePWR, which reportedly could not secure financing to complete the purchase, so Anthropic went directly to Caterpillar instead.
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The deal marks a shift for Anthropic, which has historically rented computing infrastructure rather than owning physical equipment, including a multibillion-dollar arrangement with xAI for compute access. The move suggests that bottlenecks in turbine supply and grid connection queues, which can stretch into the early 2030s, are pushing AI companies toward direct ownership of power infrastructure to avoid losing capacity to competitors.
- Anthropic is spending $3.4 billion on Caterpillar natural gas turbines with up to 1.7 gigawatts of capacity.
- The turbines were originally ordered by OnePWR, which reportedly failed to secure financing to complete the deal.
- The purchase reflects a broader trend of AI firms, including Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta, securing dedicated natural gas power for data centers.
Source: techcrunch.com — Tim De Chant, 2026-11-09
Published there as: “Anthropic joins AI’s natural gas frenzy, buys $3.4B worth of turbines”
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