# Bad Influence story: Anthropic buys $3.4 billion in natural gas turbines for AI compute

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-09 11:56. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/c2517afa-1c9c-485b-a3d4-18cf5966f99c

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Latest update (11-09 11:56): Anthropic buys $3.4B in natural gas turbines to power AI compute

Overview: 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 cited by TechCrunch. The turbines were originally ordered by equipment supplier OnePWR, which could not secure financing to complete the purchase.

The report describes the purchase as unusual for Anthropic, which has generally avoided buying physical infrastructure. It follows Anthropic's S-1 filing disclosing that it pays xAI $1.25 billion per month for computing power through May 2029.

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1. 11-09 11:56 · TechCrunch · AI · [Anthropic buys $3.4B in natural gas turbines to power AI compute](https://badinfluence.news/items/varz4lc9xjttks1x85b1z1xnl)
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