Anthropic, the US AI company, has signed a $3.4 billion contract to purchase natural gas-fired power generators from OnePower Solutions . The total combined capacity of the generators will be 1.7 GW.

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This is said to be the largest single purchase of power generation facilities by an AI company.

Anthropic’s investment arises from severe supply shortages in power infrastructure. The generators it has acquired were originally ordered by OnePower from the manufacturer Caterpillar two years ago. Anthropic initially planned to sign a power supply contract with OnePower but took over the order after OnePower struggled to secure financing for the purchase.

Demand for generators is such that new orders now face delivery delays of several years.