Riot Platforms must seek Anthropic consent for voluntary power cuts

Community Trust Score Verified 91 % Real Verified 23 votes Updated 7 minutes ago Riot Platforms’ lease agreement with AI company Anthropic for 910 megawatts of critical IT capacity in Corsicana, Texas, became binding on November 4, establishing a requirement for tenant consent before the company can voluntarily curtail the tenant’s power load. The agreement, signed on October 28, imposes specific operational restrictions on Riot’s ability to manage electricity consumption at the site, a practice the company has previously used to optimize its mining operations during peak demand periods in Texas.