# Anthropic buys $3.4B in natural gas turbines to power AI compute

> Original title: Anthropic joins AI’s natural gas frenzy, buys $3.4B worth of turbines

- Source: TechCrunch · AI
- Published: 2026-11-09T16:56:54.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/varz4lc9xjttks1x85b1z1xnl
- Original: https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/09/anthropic-joins-ais-natural-gas-frenzy-buys-3-4b-worth-of-turbines/

## Summary

Anthropic is spending $3.4 billion on Caterpillar natural gas generators capable of producing up to 1.7 gigawatts of electricity, according to a Financial Times report. The turbines were originally ordered by equipment supplier OnePWR, which could not secure financing to complete the purchase. The move follows Anthropic's disclosure in its S-1 filing that it pays xAI $1.25 billion per month for computing power through May 2029.