FT says Anthropic agreed to buy $3.4 billion of generator commitments

The Financial Times reported on Nov. 8 that Anthropic agreed in late September to buy commitments for 1.7 gigawatts of heavy-duty gas-fired generators from San Antonio-based OnePWR Solutions for about $3.4 billion. Techmeme's rendering of the FT item calls it the largest known purchase of this kind by an AI lab. The report says the deal includes engineering and construction work to install the generators and that Anthropic did not buy OnePWR or take its employees. Reuters said it could not immediately verify the account, and neither company responded to requests for comment.