Anthropic secures 3.5GW+ in computing capacity through major deal spree
The AI company is expanding hardware procurement from tech giants and former crypto miners to secure scarce computing resources.
What to know
- Anthropic is aggressively acquiring computing power—3.5GW+ in expected 2026 capacity—through deals with tech giants and former crypto miners.
- The company is expanding direct hardware procurement to include chips from both Nvidia and AMD.
- Computing capacity has become a critical scarcity in the AI boom, driving major infrastructure deals.
Anthropic AI company
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New York Times reports Anthropic's computing power deal spree
The New York Times reveals that Anthropic has undertaken multiple deals to obtain computing capacity, working with tech giants and former crypto miners to secure 3.5GW or more in expected capacity for 2026. The reporting details that the company is expanding direct hardware procurement to include Nvidia and AMD.
“The company went on a deal spree with tech giants, former crypto miners and others to obtain one of the artificial intelligence boom's scarcest resources.”
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first by Traders Union, 6h ago · also TheEnergyMag, Reuters, CNBC, Channel News Asia, MadRobot
4 more headlines
- Anthropic strikes $3.4 billion deal for data center generators, FT reports marketscreener.com · 6h ago
- Anthropic Agrees to $3.4 Billion Gas-Generator Deal, FT Reports TheEnergyMag · 2h ago
- Anthropic secures $3.4 billion generator deal for AI data centers, FT reports Reuters · 2h ago
- Anthropic strikes a $3.4 billion deal for gas generators to power Claude, the FT says MadRobot · 2h ago
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first by NYT, 6d ago · also NYT Tech
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The Financial Times report frames this as Anthropic taking over about 1.7 gigawatts of existing generator orders, not buying a utility or waiting at the back of a multi-year turbine queue. That supports the post's point that generation equipment and interconnection are getting as scarce as chips, but it is still an unconfirmed equipment commitment…
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Anthropic is has been on a deal spree to secure enough compute: - Spending hundreds of billions on Microsoft, Amazon, Google and SpaceX - Partnering w/ former crypto miners to build new data centers - Meeting with developers to source land and power - And even exploring converting old coal plants...
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Inside Anthropic’s Urgent Hunt for A.I. Computing Power https://www. nytimes.com/2026/11/02/technol ogy/anthropic-ai-computing-power.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Technology @ technology-newyorktimes
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first by TradingView, 6h ago · also FT, Investing.com News, Bloomberg, Seeking Alpha
5 more headlines
- Anthropic strikes $3.4bn deal to generate gas-fired power for data centres Financial Times · 6h ago
- Anthropic reportedly strikes $3.4 billion deal for gas-fired power at data centres Investing.com News · 6h ago
- Anthropic Buys Power for AI Data Centres in $3.4B Deal, FT Says Bloomberg Tech · 6h ago
- Anthropic strikes $3.4B generator deal to secure data center power: FT Seeking Alpha · 2h ago
- Anthropic Buys Power for AI Data Centers in $3.4B Deal, FT Says Bloomberg · 2h ago
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first by Indian Express, 5d ago · also The Indian Express
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Not sure, mainly because of how immense that demand is. But they want it and will happily pay for it when generation eventually gets built. Unless the bubble pops first.
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They cant even build generation themselves. Forget legal, G&Ts can't build either. No one can. Turbine manufacturers on multi year backorder. Most data center developers have zero knowledge on regulatory environment and legal. Reality doesn't matter to them. The ones that do are still stuck in the same generation problem.
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Not even close anymore. A 10MW contract was considered a huge load just a few years ago. Data centers now request ludicrous capacity. If a transmission utility had 1GW headroom today, a data center would snap it all up by tonight. That is ONE data center. Im not exaggerating. Sea change in the G&T world. Everyone with money on the planet would…
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I’m working for a company that is majorly involved in the building of power plants for AI Center. Our stuff is sold out until 2030, companies are paying big money just to get stuff earlier. Yes, energy is a major topic.
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Yep not saying it not possible there is tons of land doesn’t mean it’s all useable, there are tons of factors that Go into site selection then there is acquiring all of those different lots.
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Dont republicans also vote heavily against it in their communities? They will build regardless of dems, foolish comment. Dems have nothing to do with compute commitments.
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Honestly, I don't see "AI demand" going down or even plateuing soon. If anything, it will accelerate. Cost-savings and even the enabling of use cases that were just imagined but not tried, is big, imo. I have invested in utilities and nuclear energy etfs expecting that energy demand will go up which is happening. Let's see.
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Very few outside EU and Reddit are still worried about emissions The great majority of newly elected Democrats welcome ALL sources of energy generation
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All flying is jet fuel (gasoline). The thinking is we take all the Dino juice and give it to Datacenter SIth overlord. In the hopes that Datacenter sith will solve climate change. Other than or it escapes Earth, steals our tech and leaves us to wither away on a dying planet. US squandered away their lead on cheap nuclear and cheap solar. Gasoline…
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Sure, it’s possible but is it realistic and does it solve the immediate problem. Answer is no. Maybe 10 yrs from now they can switch but you won’t see renewables as part of the discussion for a long time. It’s just not practical or economical at this point.
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I wonder how they're going to square that with carbon emissions. We'll all be driving electric vehicles and all the data centers will be running on gas generators.
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There’s not just one bottleneck. Many have known for months now that power is a bottleneck but it’s not the only bottleneck. There is more than one bottleneck. Many of the power stocks actually have higher PEs than the chip stocks. PWR for example with a PE of 49. That’s higher than MRVLs PE.
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I think the point is there are possibilities with renewables. US just doesn’t have the structural setup to get it done, whether it’s state vs federal or education/awareness gap or whatever else.
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The annual production of gas turbines is limited, even with infine money you cannot create one out of thin air, and setting up new production lines takes years
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Dominion just completed a 2.6 gigawatt offshore wind farm. Hydro Quebec powers much of New England. Those are both massive renewable power sources more than capable of powering data centers.
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Yeah, several. China’s Midong project is 3.5 GW, and Reuters noted two other Chinese solar projects at 3 GW each. So scale isn’t really the issue here, firm 24/7 output is
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On raw power buildout, I think China does have a real advantage. It had 2.52 TW of renewables installed by September and renewables supplied 41.8% of generation. The catch is that national capacity isn’t the same as firm power at the exact data center location. Reuters is already reporting grid and reliability problems around China’s AI loads, so…
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Power being the bottleneck isn’t new. Anthropic cutting out intermediaries and taking over $3.4B of generator orders directly is. That’s a pretty different level of urgency.
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By “the world” you mean the US right? Because China is kicking our ass on power availability, including renewables. If power is going to be the true AI bottleneck, China’s in a great spot
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Yes where have you been. And no renewables won’t do it. These things run more energy than a city. Solar and wind won’t produce that type of power. Show me a 1 gw solar farm? Also they need consistent power not something that goes off at night or in calm skies.
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Renewables definitely help, but AI data centers need 24/7 firm power, not just cheap generation. Anthropic going this hard into gas tells me reliability and speed to power are still the bigger bottlenecks right now.