Anthropic says it will pay 100% of the grid upgrade costs tied to its AI data centers

Anthropic says it will absorb electricity price increases linked to its AI data centers rather than pass them on to Americans.

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• Anthropic says it won't pass electricity increases tied to AI data centers onto Americans.
• "We will pay for 100% of the grid upgrades needed to interconnect our data centers," the company said.
• The announcement comes as AI data centers face scrutiny over rising utility bills.

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