Case studies | Power | Aug 17th 2026
Powered land: integrating energy and digital infrastructure in South Carolina
VC Renewables (VCR), a Vitol company, has acquired Meridian Gridworks’ 600MW data center campus in South Carolina. The transaction extends Vitol’s strategy of integrating energy supply with digital infrastructure. It brings natural gas, solar, energy storage and fuel cell capacity together to meet the power requirements of a large data center campus.
Powered land at scale
A campus of this size needs power that can be brought online quickly, and flex as digital infrastructure investment grows. Meridian Gridworks, a data center, edge compute and renewable energy development firm founded in 2025, identified the South Carolina site for its potential to combine digital infrastructure with dedicated on-site energy development. This powered land model pairs a data center campus with the energy generation and storage needed to serve it directly, alongside conventional grid connections.
The Vitol and VCR approach
Under the transaction, Meridian will continue to oversee development of the South Carolina campus. Vitol and VCR will apply their experience in natural gas, solar and energy storage to help develop the site as a hub for energy and digital infrastructure. The approach forms part of Vitol’s broader strategy to strengthen U.S. energy security, expand its natural gas footprint along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, and grow natural gas transportation, energy storage and fuel cell capacity in South Carolina.
“The rapid growth of digital infrastructure is creating significant demand for reliable, flexible and increasingly sustainable power. We look forward to working with the Meridian team to develop a resilient, integrated energy solution for the South Carolina campus.”
Why Vitol
The transaction reflects the expertise Vitol and VCR bring to powered land opportunities. It pairs trading, infrastructure and energy transition capability with the capital and execution needed to develop multi-energy solutions. Meridian brings data center and edge compute development experience, while Vitol and VCR bring expertise in natural gas, solar and storage. Together, the partnership has the capability to meet the power needs of digital infrastructure growth along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, illustrating the type of integrated energy and digital infrastructure partnership Vitol can deliver on similar projects.