Anthropic · Claude · Crypto Briefing
Anthropic signs first Australian data center lease at A$32 billion Queensland campus, pending FIRB approval
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Key facts
- The projected total investment for the campus is between A$31.9 billion and A$32 billion
- The full campus could eventually support 1.44 GW of IT capacity, with peak power consumption of 2.16 GW
- In July 2026, confidential tenders reportedly showed interest in securing at least 1.4 GW of total capacity
- The Claude maker is the first tenant at the proposed Western Downs Digital Park, a project that could reach 1.44 GW of IT capacity
Summary
The Claude maker is the first tenant at the proposed Western Downs Digital Park, a project that could reach 1.44 GW of IT capacity. The first concrete step is a lease at the proposed Western Downs Digital Park in Queensland. Anthropic, the company behind the Claude large language model, has signed its first data center lease in the country. The lease covers the campus’s initial phase. The full campus could eventually support 1.44 GW of IT capacity, with peak power consumption of 2.16 GW.