A rail-served industrial campus,Minutes From I-15
About 830 acres of private land west of Cedar City, bisected by the Union Pacific Cedar City line. Planned for a mix of industry, not a single use. The developer is E3 Platforms. Nothing has been approved.
A Mix of Industry, Not One Use
The site has direct Union Pacific rail service, on-campus power generation, natural gas, water supplied through the Cedar Valley Water Conservancy District, and fiber. It is planned for advanced manufacturing, rail-served logistics, processing and industrial agriculture, with data centers as one possible use among them. Any approval would come from Iron County under the zoning framework the county is now writing.
The kinds of operation the campus is being marketed to. Which of them actually locate here depends on who signs a lease and what Iron County approves.
Rail-Served Industrial and Logistics
Direct adjacency to the Union Pacific line, with yard and circulation capacity for multiple rail users in Phase 1. Rail-served sites reduce transportation costs and emissions.
Bulk commodity processors · Transload and distribution operators · Energy and materials logistics
Advanced Manufacturing
A balanced load, not the extremes of AI compute or heavy industry. Consistent power quality for precision processes, with fiber, water and gas already integrated.
Semiconductor and electronics · Robotics and automation · Precision component manufacturing
Agri-Industrial
Land, water and power co-located for high-volume production and processing, with flexible layouts and room to expand.
Food processing and packaging · Fertilizer and input production · Controlled environment agriculture
Heavy Power Industrial
Baseload power aligned with continuous operations, scaling from 100-megawatt blocks, with co-located generation and fuel supply.
Hydrogen and e-fuels production · Battery manufacturing · Metals and chemical processing
Data Centers
One possible use among the others, drawing on the same on-site generation and fiber as the rest of the campus rather than on the community's supply.
Colocation platforms · Cloud and compute operators
The Full Detail
Each of these has a published one-page summary. All of them are in the presentation.
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Where It Is, and What It Is Near
The site has direct access to major transportation routes and sits within a day's drive of several Western markets.
How the Land Is Laid Out
West of Cedar City in unincorporated Iron County, on private land bisected by the Union Pacific Cedar City line. An additional 2,000-plus acres adjacent to Phase 1 is identified for possible later expansion.
From site plan sheet C1.0, "Existing Conditions Exhibit." This drawing shows existing site conditions and the proposed land-use areas; it is not an approved plan.
Short answers. The detail behind each one is in the presentation.
How much water would it use?
Under 200 acre-feet a year at full Phase 1 buildout. Cooling is dry and closed-loop rather than evaporative. Supply comes through the Cedar Valley Water Conservancy District's allocation, and the developer is buying water rights to contribute to the district and cost-sharing about 15 percent of the Pine Valley Project, which would bring 15,000 acre-feet into the Cedar Valley.
Would it raise my power bill?
The campus is designed to generate its own power on site and deliver it behind the meter through a private infrastructure district, so it does not draw on the community's existing supply. Transmission and distribution built for the campus is paid for by the project, not by ratepayers.
What would I see and hear?
The site is west of Cedar City, away from residential neighborhoods, inside the strategic development zone the county is defining. Building heights, lighting, noise limits and setbacks would be written into a development agreement with Iron County and enforceable by the county.
What does the county get?
A multi-year construction workforce, then permanent jobs spread across several industries rather than one. Roads, water lines and other infrastructure built by the project would be deeded to Iron County and the water district. The county would take on no debt for it.
Where the Project Stands
Iron County adopted a short-term development moratorium in 2026 to write a governance framework for large industrial development. A zoning application, a development agreement, and public hearings would all come after it.
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