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Department of Environmental Quality

Air Pollution Control Board

Guidance Document Change: DEQ Guidance Memo APG-578 addresses the use of emergency generators in the case of “sudden and reasonably unforeseeable events” as the result of a planned electric outage.

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12/1/25 5:51 pm

Commenter: Paul P.

No to expansion of generators

Please adhere to your mission to protect the environment to promote the health and wellness of its residents. To that end, please do not loosen your restrictions on when data centers can run polluting diesel generators (e.g., for planned outage events).

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