Amid rising power bills, Anthropic vows to cover costs tied to its data centers

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic is making a bold promise. It says it will cover electricity price increases that consumers face as a result of power demand from its data centers.

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic is making a bold promise. It says it will cover electricity price increases that consumers face as a result of power demand from its data centers.

The company said training a single frontier AI model will soon require gigawatts of electricity, and that the U.S. AI sector could need at least 50 gigawatts of additional capacity over the next several years.

Critics have raised concerns about rising electricity bills as AI explodes in popularity.

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According to data from the Energy Information Administration, the average household electricity bill was up nearly 10% in 2025.