AI startup Anthropic has spent $3.4 billion to acquire natural gas turbines to combat power shortages. According to the Financial Times, the equipment purchased by Anthropic comprises generators previously ordered by equipment supplier OnePWR from Caterpillar, with a total power generation capacity of up to 1.7 gigawatts. As demand for AI hashrate surges, tight schedules for natural gas turbines and grid connections have forced the company, which is eyeing an IPO this year, to take direct infrastructure procurement measures into its own hands.