Anthropic Secures $3.4 Billion Deal for Gas-Fired Power to Fuel Data Centers

AI frontier lab Anthropic has made a substantial $3.4 billion commitment for 1.7 gigawatts of heavy-duty gas-fired generators from OnePWR Solutions. This move highlights how the escalating demand for electricity is pushing AI companies to directly invest in energy infrastructure and bypass intermediaries to secure power equipment for their rapidly expanding data centers.