They criticized Musk back then; now Anthropic is copying his on-site power generation
Earlier, Musk brought in gas turbines to build a power supply for xAI’s Memphis cluster on a tight schedule, drawing widespread criticism from Silicon Valley and environmental media.
Now Anthropic, which has long emphasized compliance, has spent $3.4 billion to snap up gas turbine orders, securing 1.7 GW of capacity—enough to power all of San Francisco twice over.
It’s only reserving slots in the production schedule for the units, not acquiring the company or its staff, specifically to provide backup power for computing centers.
Everyone talks up clean energy, but when it comes to getting online quickly, the leading AI labs ultimately all choose gas turbines.
At its core, the race for computing power is a race for electricity. Musk was among the first to see that.
Join the chat room to quickly get up to speed and learn what others might be missing.
#CPI前瞻，12月利率走向迎关键考验
Earlier, Musk brought in gas turbines to build a power supply for xAI’s Memphis cluster on a tight schedule, drawing widespread criticism from Silicon Valley and environmental media.
Now Anthropic, which has long emphasized compliance, has spent $3.4 billion to snap up gas turbine orders, securing 1.7 GW of capacity—enough to power all of San Francisco twice over.
It’s only reserving slots in the production schedule for the units, not acquiring the company or its staff, specifically to provide backup power for computing centers.
Everyone talks up clean energy, but when it comes to getting online quickly, the leading AI labs ultimately all choose gas turbines.
At its core, the race for computing power is a race for electricity. Musk was among the first to see that.
Join the chat room to quickly get up to speed and learn what others might be missing.
#CPI前瞻，12月利率走向迎关键考验
