- President Trump urged Big Tech to absorb rising energy bills, not consumers.
- Anthropic says it will pay upgrade costs and provide net new electricity generation where possible
- CEO Dario Amodei promises to be a “responsible neighbor” and work with communities and governments
Anthropic has boldly offered to cover the increase in electricity prices caused by its own data centers, with CEO Dario Amodei saying the power to power its AI models should lie with the company, not consumers.
This, of course, follows a recent demand from President Trump for big tech companies to “pay for themselves” and not let American citizens face higher electricity bills as a result of their operations.
In January 2026, when Trump posted this demand on Truth Social, he confirmed that Microsoft had already shown a willingness to comply, promising “major changes.”
Anthropic to help American citizens reduce their energy bills
While it’s nearly impossible to quantify Anthropic’s exact effects on local and national grids, Amodei offered a few suggestions: It would pay 100% of the network upgrade costs needed to connect its data centers, and it would purchase net new electricity generation where possible to match its consumption.
When this is not possible, Anthropic offers to cover estimated price increases based on demand.
In addition to covering these additional bills, the company also honored its commitment to improving energy efficiency in the first place, including by deploying liquid cooling.
Anthropic also stressed that it was a “responsible neighbor” and was poised to create “hundreds of permanent jobs and thousands of construction jobs” through its existing projects.
“These commitments mark the beginning of our efforts to address the impact of data centers on energy costs,” the message read.
“We look forward to working with communities, local governments and administration to achieve this,” Amodei added (via The register).
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