Artificial intelligence developer Anthropic has agreed to acquire 1.7 gigawatts of heavy-duty, gas-fired generation equipment under a $3.4 billion Anthropic AI Data Center power deal.
This massive off-grid power transaction highlights growing global demand for gigawatt-scale computing facilities, extending regional digital buildout strategies previously seen in the SK Hyper AI Data Center: Firm Seeks $350B for Massive Buildout , which detailed international efforts to fund high-density computing hubs.
Corporate leadership finalized the agreement in late September with San Antonio-based energy infrastructure provider OnePWR Solutions. Under the terms of the transaction, Anthropic took over a massive equipment order queue that OnePWR placed with heavy machinery manufacturer Caterpillar Inc. two years prior.
The transaction represents the largest single purchase of power-generation equipment ever executed by an artificial intelligence firm.
Rather than purchasing OnePWR directly or absorbing its workforce, Anthropic acquired the underlying manufacturing queue rights, technical designs, and installation logistics required to deploy the hardware.
Company executives bypassed traditional ...