""We will pay for 100% of the grid upgrades needed to interconnect our data centers," Anthropic said in a blog post published Wednesday, adding that it will absorb costs that might otherwise be passed on to American households. Anthropic said it will secure additional power to avoid pushing up electricity prices and invest in "grid optimization tools" designed to reduce strain and keep prices low."
""The country needs to build new data centers quickly to maintain its competitiveness on AI and national security," Anthropic said. "But AI companies shouldn't leave American ratepayers to pick up the tab." Anthropic's pledge comes months after the company said it is investing $50 billion in AI infrastructure in the US, beginning with data centers in Texas and New York."
Anthropic will pay for all electric grid upgrades required to interconnect its data centers and absorb costs that could otherwise raise American electricity bills. Anthropic will secure additional power and invest in grid optimization tools to reduce strain and keep rates low. Anthropic plans a $50 billion U.S. AI infrastructure investment starting with data centers in Texas and New York. Rapid buildout of AI data centers has drawn scrutiny as utilities sought $31 billion in rate increases last year amid rising power demand. Major tech firms are also committing large sums to U.S. infrastructure for AI.
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