Cui Policy Covering electricity price increases from our data centers Feb 11, 2026 As we continue to invest in American AI infrastructure , Anthropic will cover electricity price increases that consumers face from our data centers. Training a single frontier AI model will soon require gigawatts of power
Executive Summary
Policy Covering electricity price increases from our data centers Feb 11, 2026 As we continue to invest in American AI infrastructure , Anthropic will cover electricity price increases that consumers face from our data centers. Training a single frontier AI model will soon require gigawatts of power, and the US AI sector will need at least 50 gigawatts of capacity over the next several years. The country needs to build new data centers quickly to maintain its competitiveness on AI and national s
Key Insights
- Policy Covering electricity price increases from our data centers Feb 11, 2026 As we continue to invest in American AI infrastructure , Anthropic will cover electricity price increases that consumers face from our data centers. Training a single frontier AI model will soon require gigawatts of power, and the US AI sector will need at least 50 gigawatts of capacity over the next several years. The country needs to build new data centers quickly to maintain its competitiveness on AI and national security—but AI companies shouldn’t leave American ratepayers to pick up the tab. Data centers can raise consumer electricity prices in two main ways. First, connecting data centers to the grid often requires costly new or upgraded infrastructure like transmission lines or substations. Second, new demand tightens the market, pushing up prices. We’re committing to address both. Specifically, we will: Cover grid infrastructure costs . We will pay for 100% of the grid upgrades needed to interconnect our data centers, paid through increases to our monthly electricity charges. This includes the shares of these costs that would otherwise be passed onto consumers. Procure new power and protect consumers from price increases . We will work to bring net-new power generation online to match our data centers’ electricity needs. Where new generation isn’t online, we’ll work with utilities and external experts to estimate and cover demand-driven price effects from our data centers. Reduce strain on the grid . We’re investing in curtailment systems that cut our data centers’ power usage during periods of peak demand, as well as grid optimization tools, both of which help keep prices lower for ratepayers. Invest in local communities. Our current data center projects will create hundreds of permanent jobs and thousands of construction jobs. We’re also committed to being a responsible neighbor—that means addressing environmental impacts, including deploying water-efficient cooling technologies
Technical Deep Dive
Policy Covering electricity price increases from our data centers Feb 11, 2026 As we continue to invest in American AI infrastructure , Anthropic will cover electricity price increases that consumers face from our data centers. Training a single frontier AI model will soon require gigawatts of power, and the US AI sector will need at least 50 gigawatts of capacity over the next several years. The country needs to build new data centers quickly to maintain its competitiveness on AI and national security—but AI companies shouldn’t leave American ratepayers to pick up the tab. Data centers can raise consumer electricity prices in two main ways. First, connecting data centers to the grid often requires costly new or upgraded infrastructure like transmission lines or substations. Second, new demand tightens the market, pushing up prices. We’re committing to address both. Specifically, we will: Cover grid infrastructure costs . We will pay for 100% of the grid upgrades needed to interconnect our data centers, paid through increases to our monthly electricity charges. This includes the shares of these costs that would otherwise be passed onto consumers. Procure new power and protect consumers from price increases . We will work to bring net-new power generation online to match our data centers’ electricity needs. Where new generation isn’t online, we’ll work with utilities and external experts to estimate and cover demand-driven price effects from our data centers. Reduce strain on the grid . We’re investing in curtailment systems that cut our data centers’ power usage during periods of peak demand, as well as grid optimization tools, both of which help keep prices lower for ratepayers. Invest in local communities. Our current data center projects will create hundreds of permanent jobs and thousands of construction jobs. We’re also committed to being a responsible neighbor—that means addressing environmental impacts, including deploying water-efficient cooling technologies
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