In order to build a very inexpensive low-field VLHC it is necessary to have long distances between access shafts to the surface.  This requires that the control system, conventional power distribution system, corrector magnet power supplies, safety system, and other sub-systems be designed to be reliable, redundant, and able to exist in a remote enclosure exposed to a highly variable radiation field.  This talk reviews the design criteria and solutions explored to date for the Energy Tripler, which is a low-field machine with a circumference of approximately 20 miles.  Some extrapolations to the low-field VLHC are discussed.