Anthropic invests $3.4 billion in gas turbines for data center power

Anthropic has allocated $3.4 billion to acquire natural‑gas turbines capable of generating up to 1.7 gigawatts of electricity for its data centers, according to its recent S‑1 filing. The turbines, originally Caterpillar generators ordered by OnePWR, are slated to become available within two years. The company also disclosed a contract to pay xAI $1.25 billion per month for computing power through May 2029, and it reports total committed spending of about $900.9 billion on computing and infrastructure, with $451.6 billion expected before 2030.