Anthropic is burning gas to feed the AI boom

<figure> <img alt="Anthropic logo on an orange and gray background." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/STK269_ANTHROPIC_2_B.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">As it <a href="https://www.anthropic.com/news/s1-sec">prepares to go public</a>, Anthropic's <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2130357/000162828026067168/anthropicpbc-sx1.htm">S-1 filing</a> makes generative AI's methane dependency glaringly obvious.</p> <figure class="wp-block-pullquote"><blockquote><p>"Competition for access to electrical supply and data center locations with adequate power availability is intense."</p></blockquote></figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">In documents filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission Monday, Anthropic acknowledges that data centers are becoming increasingly reliant on "natural gas" - the fossil fuel industry's <a href="https://www.vox.com/22912760/natural-gas-methane-rename">marketing term</a> for what is primarily methane - leaving the company's AI data center buildout vulnerable to rising fuel costs and existing supply chain constraints. And in a possible catch-22, Anthropic admits that rising gl …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1018994/anthropic-ipo-ai-data-center-energy-climate-risk">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>