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082026-11Anthropic Buys $3.4bn in Gas Generators Directly, Setting AI Procurement RecordAnthropic signed a $3.4 billion order for 1.7GW of gas-fired generating units in late September, the largest power-equipment purchase by an AI company on record, the Financial Times reported. The deal sees Anthropic take over an order that equipment supplier OnePWR placed with Caterpillar two years ago, before prices rose; some units will be delivered shortly. xAI and Alphabet have made similar direct purchases, as power becomes the new bottleneck for AI expansion.IT之家、FT Technology