"The company is also investigating "curtailment systems" to reduce its power draw during periods of peak demand, and adopting technologies like liquid cooling that reduce its needs. These steps are welcome, but won't make much of a dent as they applu only to Anthropic's own datacenters, which make up a small part of the US bit barn armada. A growing body of evidence suggests those facilities are driving up the price of electricity across America."
"Back in November 2025, Anthropic announced a $50 billion investment in American compute architecture in partnership with bit barn builder FluidStack. "Those data centers - which are located in Mitchell County, Texas and Niagara County, New York, are examples of data center communities where these commitments apply. We also have a data center in southeast Louisiana," an Anthropic spokesperson told El Reg."
Anthropic committed to cover increases in consumer energy prices caused by its datacenters and will fully offset grid upgrade costs by paying more for its energy consumption. The company is investigating curtailment systems to reduce power draw during peak demand and adopting liquid cooling to lower energy needs. The commitments apply to Anthropic's owned datacenters in Mitchell County, Texas; Niagara County, New York; and southeast Louisiana, and do not cover leased capacity. Anthropic previously announced a $50 billion investment in American compute architecture with FluidStack. Data center growth is contributing to rising electricity prices nationwide.
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