Anthropic struck a deal of about $3.4 billion for gas-fired generators, as reported by CNBC citing the Financial Times

CNBC published an article on Sunday, 8 November 2026, at 8:50 AM EST. The page says it was updated later and does not print a clock time for that update. CNBC says Anthropic has struck a deal worth about $3.4 billion to secure gas-fired power generators for data centers, as reported by the Financial Times on Sunday. The Financial Times page linked from the article was not opened.

CNBC says the report is that Anthropic bought commitments for 1.7 gigawatts of heavy-duty generators in late September from OnePWR Solutions, an equipment supplier based in San Antonio, Texas. It says Anthropic did not acquire OnePWR itself, and that none of the supplier's employees transferred to Anthropic. It says the report added, citing a person familiar with the matter, that the deal included engineering and construction capabilities needed to install the generators. CNBC says Reuters could not immediately verify the report, and that Anthropic and OnePWR did not respond to requests for comment.

What it means for business: this is a reported equipment purchase, not a new rule on grid connection, water or planning, and not a published Anthropic price for a model. The pages opened do not name a site, a delivery date, or a regulator's approval. This describes the report. It is not advice on a power contract.