# Data Centers in Rowan County, NC: Projects and Rules | FOUND

Announced data-center projects and local government actions on data centers in Rowan County, North Carolina. Every row links to a public source.

Canonical: https://lotsfound.com/research/north-carolina/rowan-county/

Last updated 2026.09.30

## Local government actions

- Rowan County, 2026-04, adopted: Rowan County commissioners unanimously approved a one-year moratorium on new data centers on April 20, 2026; the Long Ferry Road project is exempt under state law. https://www.wbtv.com/2026/04/21/rowan-county-commission-passes-data-center-moratorium/ https://www.wfae.org/politics/2026-04-21/rowan-county-approves-one-year-moratorium-on-new-data-centers

## Announced projects

- Edged (EDC Charlotte LLC), Salisbury area, 2026-04, under construction: An Edged-linked LLC began site work on about 400 acres on Long Ferry Road for a potential data center campus with no end user named; the project is exempt from the county moratorium. https://www.wbtv.com/2026/04/20/rowan-county-neighbors-fight-against-suspected-data-center-construction/ https://www.wbtv.com/2026/04/21/rowan-county-commission-passes-data-center-moratorium/

## How to read this

County and town are different governments. A county can have no pause while a town inside it has one, and the reverse. Before you rely on any row, confirm which government regulates the parcel, then read the ordinance in the linked source for its scope and end date.

### Does Rowan County have a data center moratorium?

The public record shows adopted local action in Rowan County: Rowan County (2026-04). Read the linked ordinance for its scope and end date, because boards extend and amend these.

### What data centers are planned in Rowan County?

Announced projects on record in Rowan County: Edged (EDC Charlotte LLC), Salisbury area (under construction). Each row on this page links to its public source.

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