Caterpillar Inc.

Built World

Builder of the generators in the order

In late September, Anthropic agreed to pay about $3.4 billion for 1.7 gigawatts of heavy-duty gas-fired generators. The equipment had been ordered from Caterpillar roughly two years earlier by OnePWR Solutions, a San Antonio developer of behind-the-meter power plants. Anthropic took over the orders and the engineering and construction work needed to install them, but did not buy OnePWR itself.

Updated 2 days ago

Money Moves

Investing $1B in a new Sanford, NC facility

Two $1 billion plant bets landed within days of each other in late September 2026. Caterpillar will build a compact equipment factory in Sanford, North Carolina, and Ultium Cells will retool its Spring Hill, Tennessee battery plant.

Updated Oct 24

New Capabilities

As of May 2026: Transitioning autonomous technology from mining to construction

For more than three decades, giant autonomous trucks have hauled billions of tonnes of rock out of mines with no one behind the wheel. Now Caterpillar, the world's largest construction equipment manufacturer, is moving that technology to ordinary job sites.

Updated May 30