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Anthropic Strikes $3.4 Billion Deal for Gas-Fired Power to Serve Data Centers

November 8, 2026 at 06:18 EST

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Anthropic has agreed a $3.4 billion deal to generate gas-fired electricity for data centers, a move that underscores how the power demands of frontier AI are pushing AI developers toward direct control over energy supply.

Power deal · Anthropic

Anthropic agrees a $3.4B deal for gas-fired power to run its AI data centers

The agreement reflects how the electricity needs of frontier AI are pushing developers toward direct control over their energy supply, rather than relying on routine utility purchases.

$3.4B

Headline value of the agreement

Gas

Natural gas-fired generation for data centers

TBD

Capacity, counterparties, timeline and locations not yet detailed

The $3.4B deal at scale

Each block represents $0.1B (about $100M). 34 blocks = $3.4B.

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