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What changed

Tom’s Hardware reports that Anthropic is taking over generator commitments placed with Caterpillar by OnePWR Solutions roughly two years ago. The reported $3.4bn arrangement includes the engineering and construction work needed to install the equipment; Anthropic is not buying OnePWR itself.

That detail changes the shape of the deal: rather than joining the queue with a fresh equipment order, Anthropic is taking over commitments already in the pipeline. Tom’s Hardware says the earlier orders needed additional financing.

The report says average US delivery times for large turbines and generators have reached six years, with some prospective orders extending into 2030 or 2031. Those figures put the practical value of taking over an existing order in sharp relief, though the reported capacity is not evidence that the generators are installed or producing power.

Sources and evidence

• Anthropic skips six-year waitlist with massive $3.4 billion gas turbine generator deal — firm takes over OnePWR's orders, secures 1.7GW of capacity to power AI data centers – Tom's: Tom’s Hardware reports that Anthropic is taking over OnePWR’s existing Caterpillar generator commitments, which were placed roughly two years ago and required additional financing, as part of the reported $3.4bn arrangement.

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