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As of: 2026-11-09 21:13 CET.
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# FT: Anthropic strikes $3.4bn deal for 1.7 GW of gas-fired generators to power its data centres

The Financial Times reported on Nov 8, 2026 that Anthropic agreed a $3.4bn deal to take over 1.7 GW of heavy-duty Caterpillar gas generators ordered about two years earlier by San Antonio-based OnePWR Solutions, securing on-site power for data centres; the commitments were made in late September. Anthropic did not confirm publicly.

## Key facts
- FT original (Techmeme, Nov 9): described as the largest known purchase of gas generators by an AI lab (paywalled)
- $3.4bn; 1.7 GW of generators; supplier OnePWR Solutions; Caterpillar units (FT via Investing.com)
- Commitments secured in late September 2026; data-centre locations not reported
- Comes days after midterm votes in which data-centre power costs were a campaign issue

## What happened

FT original not readable for us; written from the Investing.com and Bloomberg summaries of it.

## Your AI and this story

- GPT-6 Astra (training cutoff April 2026): 192 days after its cutoff
- Claude Opus 5.5 (training cutoff June 2026): 131 days after its cutoff
- Gemini 4 Argon (training cutoff March 2026): 222 days after its cutoff
- Grok 4.7 (training cutoff May 2026): 161 days after its cutoff

## Sources

1. [FT: Anthropic buys 1.7GW of gas-fired generators from OnePWR (paywalled)](https://www.ft.com/content/41bf5c6a-9735-4f1a-a8e3-2bcccad58ba0) (ft.com, press)
2. [Investing.com (FT report): Anthropic strikes $3.4 billion deal for gas-fired power](https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/anthropic-reportedly-strikes-34-billion-deal-for-gasfired-power-at-data-centres-5010208) (investing.com, press)
3. [Bloomberg: Anthropic buys power for AI data centres in $3.4B deal, FT says](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-08/anthropic-buys-power-for-ai-data-centres-in-3-4b-deal-ft-says) (bloomberg.com, press)

## Changes

- 2026-11-09: FT original linked (news agent)
- 2026-11-08 (filed): Created (Google News)