Analysts say Anthropic's 245 MW data center could generate $1.3 billion monthly after signing cloud deal with IREN
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Analysts say Anthropic’s 245 MW data‑center lease could generate roughly $1.3 billion monthly, and the company has reportedly secured a cloud partnership with IREN amid a $530 billion leasing market.
Anthropic’s push to own the compute that powers Claude is taking shape, with analysts now estimating that a 245‑megawatt data‑center site could generate roughly $1.3 billion in monthly revenue. The figure, disclosed by The Information, follows sources who say the startup has sealed a cloud‑services agreement with IREN, a European infrastructure provider.
The economics matter because Anthropic’s model hinges on scaling compute quickly and cheaply. By leasing and eventually managing its own facilities, the company can sidestep the premium rates charged by third‑party cloud operators and lock in long‑term margins. The $1.3 billion‑per‑month projection suggests that each megawatt of capacity can become a significant profit centre, a dynamic that is prompting Anthropic’s partners to accelerate the $530 billion of data‑center leasing deals the firm has already signed.
The move also signals a broader shift in the AI industry toward “sprint‑style” infrastructure builds, where firms secure large‑scale power and space ahead of demand to avoid bottlenecks. Earlier reporting noted that Anthropic has been gathering letters of intent for more than a dozen sites and is courting financial backing from major tech players such as Google. The new IREN partnership adds a cloud‑layer that could smooth the transition from leased space to fully operated facilities.
What to watch next: whether Anthropic can convert its lease commitments into operational sites at the pace its product roadmap demands, and how much external financing—potentially from Alphabet or other investors—will be needed to fund the estimated $40 billion capital outlay for a full gigawatt deployment. The rollout will also test how quickly data‑center developers can meet the AI sector’s appetite for power‑intensive workloads, a factor that could reshape the economics of cloud computing across the Nordics and beyond.
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