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Data center campus · Midway Green Industrial Park, Union, Union County, South Carolina

Volt Edge Energy data center (Project Alpaca)

Proposed as of April 28, 2026

Texas-based Volt Edge Energy proposed a 49 MW, roughly $410 million AI data center in Union's Midway Green Industrial Park, but Union County Council set aside its tax-incentive request in April 2026. Also known as: Project Alpaca.

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Power49MW reported · stated

Who is behind it

ProjectVolt Edge Energy data center (Project Alpaca)Also: Project Alpaca
Developer and teamVolt Edge Energy
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. Union County Council voted to table the first reading of the project's FILOT ordinance and later canceled the May 12 public hearing. (FOX Carolina (WHNS), May 4, 2026)

  2. Volt Edge presented the 49 MW project to Union County Council, citing more than 50 permanent jobs, more than 500 construction jobs, closed-loop cooling and existing Lockhart Power capacity; its fact sheet puts construction in 2026 and operations in 2027 or 2028, while the company told WSPA it would break ground at the end of 2026 and open by the end of 2027. (WSPA 7NEWS, April 16, 2026; VoltEdge (fact sheet posted on gearupunionsc.com), April 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Planned capacity is 49 MW, just under the tracker's 50 MW threshold.
  • Council meeting date inferred from WSPA's April 16, 2026 report of a Tuesday presentation.
  • The developer's fact sheet spells the name VoltEdge.
  • Vote count on the tabling not reported; no county minutes found.
  • Specific lot within Midway Green Industrial Park not identified.
  • Coordinates approximate, Union area.

The full record

Status note
Union County Council tabled the first reading of the project's fee-in-lieu-of-tax ordinance on April 28, 2026, canceled the May 12 hearing, and said it would hold a public forum first if the project returns; no later record found.
Power note
Under 50 MW. The developer's fact sheet and WSPA reporting give 49 MW, described as transmission and generation capacity already in place.
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.