Anthropic inks first Australia data center lease for 2.16GW — SkimNews
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- Anthropic signed its first Australian data center lease agreement for a planned 2.16GW campus located approximately 150 miles from Brisbane, according to two people familiar with the deal.
- The 2.16GW campus is set to come online in 2027, marking Anthropic's debut physical data center footprint in the Australian market.
Why it matters: Anthropic's first Australian lease — a 2.16GW campus near Brisbane targeted for 2027 — gives the company its inaugural data center footprint in Oceania. The sheer scale (2.16GW rivals the output of large power stations) indicates Anthropic is committing to purpose-built capacity in a new geography rather than relying on leased third-party compute.
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