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289 Anthropic To Cover Costs of Electricity Price Increases From Its Data Centers

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msmash @ Slashdot · 02/12/2026 09:00 EDT

Anthropic To Cover Costs of Electricity Price Increases From Its Data Centers

AI startup Anthropic says it will ensure consumer electricity costs remain steady as it expands its data center footprint. From a report: Anthropic said it would work with utility companies to "estimate and cover" consumer electricity price increases in places where it is not able to sufficiently generate new power and pay for 100% of the infrastructure upgrades required to connect its data centers to the electrical grid.

In a statement to NBC News, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said: "building AI responsibl

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