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Anthropic signed a major agreement to supply gas turbines for data center facilities as AI laboratories increasingly penetrate the energy sector and bypass intermediaries in the race for scarce energy equipment.
This is reported by the Financial Times.
At the end of September, this advanced AI laboratory purchased from OnePWR Solutions, a San Antonio, Texas-based equipment supplier, a commitment to supply powerful generators with a total capacity of 1,7 gigawatts for 3,4 billion dollars.
Anthropic did not purchase the OnePWR company itself, but the deal included the engineering and construction capabilities necessary to install the generators. According to a person familiar with the matter, none of OnePWR's employees moved to Anthropic. Representatives of OnePWR and Anthropic declined to comment.
This transaction is the largest known single purchase of energy-generating equipment by an AI laboratory, underscoring how the energy race is drawing technology companies deeper into the energy sector.
Typically, AI developers rely on utilities and specialized energy firms for power, but due to the rapid growth in demand for gas turbines and generators, AI firms are using their financial power to cut out intermediaries and take production under direct control.
According to a person familiar with the situation, OnePWR ordered the generators from Caterpillar two years ago, but completing the deal required financing. Anthropic initially planned to become a customer of OnePWR, but instead decided to take over its order for equipment from Caterpillar.
Direct provision of energy equipment became a deciding factor for Elon Musk's SpaceX, enabling it to rapidly deploy its massive data centers; meanwhile, xAI, SpaceX's unit, earlier this year purchased mobile gas turbines for 2 billion dollars.
Alphabet, Google's parent company, acquired an energy company Intersect at the end of 2025 year. Rather than fully acquiring the company or simply purchasing equipment, Anthropic secured access to engines ordered years in advance, ahead of sharp price increases that will be available in the near term and over the next two years.
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