Anthropic, an AI company, is covering electricity price hikes caused by their data centers, including grid upgrades and new power sources. This comes amidst a surge in new natural gas power plants to meet growing electricity demands, raising concerns about environmental impact and ratepayer bills. Renewables remain the cheapest option for new power generation. Anthropic plans to estimate and cover price effects on data center power bills for areas without online access. No specific plans for more natural gas or renewable energy. Commitment has no end date and applies to U.S. centers. Other tech giants like Google and Microsoft have made similar promises but lack details on implementation and regulation. Democratic Senator criticizes tech companies for not taking full responsibility for higher electricity costs. Congress urged to take action.

Read more at Yahoo Finance: Anthropic has vowed to pay for electricity price hikes from its data centers. Its plan is short on details