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Data center campus · Former Emerson Electric campus, Ferguson, St. Louis County, Missouri

Former Emerson campus data center redevelopment (Ferguson)

Approved as of Sept. 22, 2026

Ferguson approved tax breaks in September 2026 to redevelop the 217-acre former Emerson campus, with a potential expansion to a 300 MW data center. Also known as: Emerson campus, Next Revolution campus.

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Power300MW reported · stated
Site217acres

Who is behind it

ProjectFormer Emerson campus data center redevelopment (Ferguson)Also: Emerson campus, Next Revolution campus
Developer and teamNext Revolution Technologies (through Next Revolution Technologies LLC)
End userNot identified

The record, newest first

  1. The council approved the revised redevelopment plan 4-3. (St. Louis Public Radio, Sept. 23, 2026)

  2. A revised bill naming Next Revolution Technologies was introduced. (St. Louis Public Radio, Sept. 10, 2026)

  3. The council rejected the bond and abatement plan on a 3-3 vote with one abstention. (St. Louis Public Radio, May 5, 2026)

  4. The developer's team, then called SSL Investments, answered residents' questions at a council meeting about a data center on the campus. (St. Louis Public Radio, March 19, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • The existing smaller data center on the campus is operating; this record covers the whole campus and its approved expansion.
  • Developer named SSL Investments in March-May 2026 reporting and Next Revolution Technologies from September; both are led by the same local attorney (not named here).
  • May vote date inferred from STLPR's May 5 article describing a Monday vote.

The full record

Status note
Ferguson council approved the redevelopment agreement and incentives 4-3 after rejecting an earlier version in May 2026.
Power note
300 MW is a potential future expansion described in the approved proposal (STLPR); the campus already holds a smaller data center.
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.