Long Ferry Road data center site
Also called: Edged Long Ferry Road
Work has started on several hundred acres off Long Ferry Road for a power substation. The owner is a company tied to data center builder Edged, and the county says a data center is allowed there. Neighbors worry about generators, water use and noise.
Where things stand: Site work for a power substation began around March 2026. The county says the owner can build a data center there; no end user named.
🕒 Latest update (April 21, 2026): Rowan County adopted a one-year data center moratorium; state law means it does not apply to this site.
What we know
- 📍 WhereOff Long Ferry Road near I-85, outside Salisbury, Rowan County, Rowan County
- 🏢 CompanyEDC Charlotte LLC (linked to data center builder Edged)
- 💸 Tax breaksThe county says it offered no incentives.
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Which company will use the data center? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much power and water will it use? 🙋 I'll find out
- Will it have diesel generators? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- March 2026Site work began for a power substation.
- April 21, 2026Rowan County adopted a one-year data center moratorium; state law means it does not apply to this site.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Rowan County commissioners unanimously passed a one-year pause on new data centers. Under state law it does not apply to the Long Ferry Road site, where work on a power substation had already started.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Rowan County neighbors fight against suspected data center construction · WBTV · April 20, 2026
- Rowan County approves one-year moratorium on new data centers · WFAE · April 21, 2026
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