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Comment Title Commenter
No to Any Addition to Data Centers Diesel Generators Use Connie Barrow  12/3/25  11:22 pm
No running generators on non-emergency basis michelle Y Moore  12/3/25  10:50 pm
Proposed DEQ Guidance Memo APG-578 A Bennett  12/3/25  10:26 pm
Service Level Agreements define "unforeseen" G Blake Ross  12/3/25  10:00 pm
Strongly Oppose Kevin Collins  12/3/25  9:31 pm
Opposition to Expanding the use of emergency back-up generators at data centers Rosemary Damewood  12/3/25  9:15 pm
Vote NO, it is not too late to care about the citizens R. Cottle  12/3/25  9:05 pm
No to generators Anonymous (238409)  12/3/25  8:52 pm
Say No to additional accommodations for diesel generator use Chris G.  12/3/25  8:38 pm
Oppose diesel generators for backup power Anonymous (238407)  12/3/25  8:25 pm
Oppose APG-578 Meredith Haines  12/3/25  7:59 pm
Do not extend permitting for diesel generators. AIR QUALITY FIRST! George Stewart, Gainesville District Supervisor  12/3/25  7:49 pm
No to the use of diesel generators for planned outages Anonymous (238402)  12/3/25  7:48 pm
Environmental protection Adele Jackson  12/3/25  7:22 pm
Opposing broadening emergency generator allowance for data centers Anonymous (238400)  12/3/25  7:07 pm
Data Center and Diesel generators Joanna Berger  12/3/25  6:46 pm
DEQ to change regulations for the use of generators of Data Centers Patricia Branch  12/3/25  6:37 pm
NO TO DEQ APG578 Michael Fultz  12/3/25  6:06 pm
Do not broaden rules protecting citizens from data center pollution. Lisa Biever  12/3/25  5:55 pm
No to DEQ guidelines that allow tier two generators Graysen  12/3/25  5:50 pm
limit the use of emergency generators Linda Burchfiel  12/3/25  5:32 pm
Prince William Chamber of Commerce Supports updated guidance - APG 578 Robert Sweeney, President & CEO Prince William Chamber of Commerce  12/3/25  5:10 pm
Using Dirty Diesel as "co-location back up power" should NOT BE allowed by DEQ Elena Schlossberg  12/3/25  5:01 pm
Comments on DEQ Guidance Memo APG-578 Steven Bulleigh, Colonna's Shipyard, Inc.  12/3/25  4:52 pm
Opposed to back up generators L. Owens  12/3/25  4:32 pm
APG-578 should be withdrawn for legal and policy reasons CPower Energy  12/3/25  4:27 pm
Data center locations Michael Slayter  12/3/25  4:26 pm
Comments in Support of DEQ Guidance APG-578 ChamberRVA  12/3/25  4:16 pm
No to Changing the Rules on use of Diesel Generators Leslie O  12/3/25  4:14 pm
No to new DEQ guidelines Myles  12/3/25  4:13 pm
Sierra Club Comments on APG-578 Proposed Changes Sierra Club  12/3/25  4:10 pm
Support of DEQ Guidance APG-578 Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce  12/3/25  4:02 pm
NO to DIESEL during outages! Mac  12/3/25  3:46 pm
Protect public health! Rebecca H  12/3/25  3:37 pm
No to new, expanded generator use Garret  12/3/25  2:43 pm
Support for APG-578 Data Center Coalition  12/3/25  2:11 pm
No to high pollution on site data center generators Paul  12/3/25  2:02 pm
No to new on site generator Alenah  12/3/25  1:29 pm
No to new on site generator guidanxe Frank  12/3/25  1:28 pm
No to new DEQ on site generator guidance Eleni M.  12/3/25  1:26 pm
Data Centets Dean Tsutras  12/3/25  1:22 pm
SELC and CBF Comments on Proposed DEQ Guidance Memo APG-578 Southern Environmental Law Center & Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc.  12/3/25  1:17 pm
No to new DEQ on site generator guidance Maria  12/3/25  1:04 pm
Piedmont Environmental Council Comments on Proposed DEQ Guidance Memo APG-578 – Sudden and Reasonabl Julie Bolthouse, Piedmont Environmental Council  12/3/25  12:42 pm
No to more generators! Alice  12/3/25  12:27 pm
VA must reject diesel generators for data centers Lakshmi Fjord, PhD  12/3/25  12:15 pm
Protect Virginia Anonymous (238351)  12/3/25  11:51 am
Do Not Broaden the Emergency Generator Allowance Alyssa Todaro  12/3/25  11:49 am
Protect our health! Evelyn P.  12/3/25  11:13 am
Limit diesel generators at data centers Frances Racette  12/3/25  11:07 am
No to additional generator implementation…. Nils  12/3/25  11:02 am
Withdraw DEQ-8407 from consideration Cecelia Kirkman  12/3/25  10:55 am
Diesel Generators and Data Centers 12.1.2025 OPPOSED Desy Campbell  12/3/25  10:41 am
Opposition to Proposed Guidance Document DEQ-8407 Laura Cowell  12/3/25  10:39 am
Northern Virginia Bird Alliance Opposition to Relaxing Restrictions on Diesel Generator Operation Tom Blackburn Northern Virginia Bird Alliance  12/3/25  10:25 am
Concerns Regarding Expanded Diesel Generator Use in DEQ’s Proposed Guidance Ashley Studholme, Prince William Conservation Alliance  12/3/25  10:15 am
NO to new DEQ on site generator guidance Jessica  12/3/25  10:08 am
No More Generator Use Karen H  12/3/25  9:53 am
NO to new DEQ on-site generator guidance Rachel C Ellis  12/3/25  9:40 am
DEQ NO MORE ! generators for data centers John  12/3/25  9:23 am
Opposition to rule change broadening emergency generator use Anonymous (238331)  12/3/25  9:15 am
Provide multiple power grids Anonymous (238328)  12/3/25  8:38 am
Opposition to Expansion of Generator Use Concerned Western Prince William County Mom  12/3/25  8:33 am
Impact on air quality Anonymous (238324)  12/3/25  8:16 am
Clean Air Anonymous (238323)  12/3/25  8:09 am
If we care about our children, don't change diesel generator rules Bex  12/3/25  7:50 am
Don’t use fossil fuels C. Bertrand  12/3/25  7:32 am
APG-578 Suzan Fultz  12/3/25  7:31 am
Down time security Risk. Build more Nuclear power plants. Look at France! Rational Citizen  12/3/25  6:29 am
Electrical fire victim AGAINST DATA CENTERS Anonymous (238318)  12/3/25  2:36 am
DEQ: PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW BACKUP GENERATORS AT VA DATA CENTERS Anonymous (238317)  12/3/25  1:22 am
Sudden and Reasonably Unforeseeable Events in the Context of Planned Electric Outages Peter Harnik  12/2/25  11:39 pm
NO to data center generators running on a non-emergency basis. SICK W DATA CENTERS J.Arslan  12/2/25  11:34 pm
NO DATA CENTERS NO AI Josh Lewis  12/2/25  10:07 pm
Oppose Data Centers Diesel Generators Dr Maryam Dadkhah  12/2/25  9:17 pm
No to more diesel generator use L.Craven  12/2/25  8:49 pm
reject the proposal to allow data centers to use diesel generators Sarah H.  12/2/25  8:02 pm
We only have so much air Pmc  12/2/25  7:42 pm
No. Vida Carroll  12/2/25  7:29 pm
Protect Virginia's Air Quality Ruth Landry-Stone  12/2/25  6:13 pm
reject the proposal allowing data centers to operate diesel generators Christina K  12/2/25  5:55 pm
Nature Forward opposes changes to expanding backup generator use Renee Grebe, Nature Forward  12/2/25  5:13 pm
Diesel Generators - hard NO Anonymous (238297)  12/2/25  5:13 pm
Data center generator use J W Swain  12/2/25  4:48 pm
Reconsider backup diesel generators for Data Centers Brandon Z  12/2/25  4:41 pm
Do Not Expand Use of Generators Unless They Emit Zero Greenhouse Gases jamie powers  12/2/25  4:40 pm
DEQ Must stop Data Center Diesel Expansion Nancy Feeney  12/2/25  4:34 pm
Please limit deisel generator use for data centers Sterling, VA homeowner  12/2/25  4:21 pm
Support for guidance, issues remain Amazon Web Services  12/2/25  4:18 pm
Don’t Let Data Centers Push Their Diesel Pollution Onto Virginia Communities Maria Z.  12/2/25  4:11 pm
DEQ say No to more diesel backup generator use Natalie Pien  12/2/25  3:49 pm
DO NOT broaden emergency generator allowance Jan Opper  12/2/25  3:40 pm
Say no to diesel generators Alison Lu  12/2/25  3:06 pm
No more generator use Camille Klein  12/2/25  2:44 pm
NO to Expanding use of Back up Generators for Data Centers Cynthia Burbank  12/2/25  2:26 pm
No to diesel at data centers; and no to data centers period Anonymous (238277)  12/2/25  2:08 pm
No More Data Centers and No More Diesel Generator Usage Carol Blaser  12/2/25  1:47 pm
Data Center Diesel Generator Use Glenna Tinney  12/2/25  1:20 pm
Diesel generators are not the answer Michael Doble  12/2/25  1:10 pm
Opposition to proposed expanded emergency diesel generator use Anonymous (238270)  12/2/25  12:39 pm
Show me the studies! CM-R  12/2/25  11:16 am
Diesel fuel Neal Jones  12/2/25  11:06 am
Diesel generators are not the answer Anita Holmes  12/2/25  11:04 am
Diesel Generators should have limited use and not an indirect cost past on to VA residents Mariah Steele  12/2/25  10:23 am
Comment in Support of APG-578 Virginia Chamber of Commerce  12/2/25  10:03 am
Don’t shift the data center burden to our citizens Julie Bauer  12/2/25  9:57 am
No to allowing data centers to use diesel generators during planned outages Donna Stauffer  12/2/25  9:45 am
Enforce standards even during planned outages Concerned Fairfax Citizen  12/2/25  9:38 am
No Backup Diesel Generators for Data Centers Nan McCarry  12/2/25  9:12 am
killing our environment one mad loudoun resident  12/2/25  9:07 am
Dirty Diesel Nancy D Hall, CCAN  12/2/25  8:37 am
Do your job Clark Sheakley  12/2/25  8:19 am
No more on site power at data centers Anonymous (238244)  12/2/25  8:04 am
Premature approval is wrong CT Coyle  12/2/25  7:43 am
Control data center pollution & energy use/limit data centers in the Commonwealth of VA! Mrs. M Zirkle  12/2/25  6:35 am
Continue limits on diesel generators at data centers Ben Jesup  12/2/25  6:28 am
Diesel generators Abigail Carter  12/2/25  6:09 am
Limit emergency diesel power for data centers to only real emergencies John Person  12/1/25  10:58 pm
Stop Data Center Pollution Stephanie Schwab  12/1/25  10:53 pm
Why are we not considering Tier 3? George Shoffstall  12/1/25  10:48 pm
Let big AI solve the problems created by big AI Philip Latasa  12/1/25  10:47 pm
Strongly Oppose Guidance Memo APG-578 Kerri Sobolik  12/1/25  10:31 pm
Protect Virginia’s Public Health Dan Jennejohn  12/1/25  10:14 pm
NO diesel generators for planned power outages at data centers! Steven Vogel  12/1/25  9:59 pm
Don’t use diesel generators for data centers Stacie  12/1/25  9:55 pm
Data Center Backup Generators Wendy Cohen  12/1/25  9:49 pm
Protect our air and environment Heidi Farley  12/1/25  9:32 pm
STOP DATA CENTERS. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Patrick Young  12/1/25  9:03 pm
Please Protect Virginians Joe Kittle  12/1/25  8:33 pm
Data Centers use of Diesel fuel as ba k up- I strongly oppose this. Deborah S  12/1/25  8:33 pm
If I can invest in Solar and Battery backup, so can datacenters. Richard Harman  12/1/25  8:05 pm
DEQ should not relax data center generator regulations Anonymous (238217)  12/1/25  8:05 pm
Tier II causes tears too Russ  12/1/25  7:53 pm
No more invisibility Jean L Ellis  12/1/25  7:47 pm
No more pollution!! Jesica Saldana  12/1/25  7:29 pm
Diesel Generators John Crandell  12/1/25  7:15 pm
APG578 Sudden and Reasonably Unforeseeable Events in the Context of Planned Electric Outages Anonymous (238202)  12/1/25  7:00 pm
No to loosening diesel generator restrictions Anonymous (238201)  12/1/25  6:52 pm
DO NOT permit data centers to use diesel generators for planned outages B. Gordon  12/1/25  6:33 pm
Protect the public's health by denying diesel generators Laura Anderko  12/1/25  6:15 pm
TIER 4 REQUIRED AIR QUALITY STANDARDS Keith Edward Snyder  12/1/25  5:55 pm
Air Quality Sue Yackel  12/1/25  5:54 pm
Tier II Generators Should Not Be Permitted During Planned Outages Erin Rothman  12/1/25  5:54 pm
No to expansion of generators Paul P.  12/1/25  5:51 pm
You told us this wouldn’t happen… Anonymous (238192)  12/1/25  5:44 pm
Residents and our environment Roger and Sue Yackel  12/1/25  5:15 pm
Don't increase use of uncontrolled Tier II generators by expanding emergency language Ivy Main  12/1/25  4:59 pm
21st Century Fuel Cells not 19th Century Diesel!!! The Goddard School - Gainesville  12/1/25  4:51 pm
Do not allow generators during planned grid outages Rob Pixley  12/1/25  4:51 pm
Aligning Backup Generation Policy with Cleaner Technology and Community Health Kenny Boddye, Occoquan District Supervisor  12/1/25  4:48 pm
No tier II generators. Anonymous (238180)  12/1/25  4:42 pm
Keep Backup Generators for “sudden and reasonably unforeseeable events” and maintenance only Tyler Ray, SaveBrenMar Coalition  12/1/25  4:35 pm
Generators for Data Centers Anonymous (238177)  12/1/25  4:28 pm
No diesel generators for data centers! Greg Singleton  12/1/25  4:18 pm
Data centers EtC!! Dennis and Nancy Cashman  12/1/25  4:15 pm
Diesel Generators kristin knodt  12/1/25  3:59 pm
Require Data Centers to Surpass Current Environmental Standards Ryan Brandt  12/1/25  3:35 pm
We need to restrict diesel generator use, not expand it. Michael Carvellas  12/1/25  3:33 pm
Data Center Business Model Michael E Shea  12/1/25  3:25 pm
Protect Air quality! Ziomara Medero-Vargas  12/1/25  3:18 pm
No to Tier II generators Peter Loomis  12/1/25  3:08 pm
Please strengthen generator regulations, not weaken them Sarah Parmelee  12/1/25  2:21 pm
NO to new on-site generator guidance Elena Schlossberg Karen Sheehan, Coalition to Protect Prince William County  12/1/25  2:04 pm
Backup power options for data centers David Hannah  12/1/25  1:38 pm
Data Centers and diesel generator use Ross Kerr  12/1/25  12:45 pm
No increase in usage of data center backup generators Jaana Kilkki  12/1/25  9:48 am
No increased allowance for data center diesel generator use Laura Greenleaf  12/1/25  7:13 am
Proposed Increase to Data Center Diesel Generator Use Maggie Bausch  11/30/25  9:59 pm
Use Tier IV generators for planned outages Douglas Mitten  11/30/25  8:53 pm
Oppose DEQ diesel generator changes Rebekah Brierly  11/30/25  6:17 pm
Prohibit data center diesel generator use during planned outages James Higgins  11/30/25  5:51 pm
No more running of back up generators E R English  11/30/25  5:25 pm
Oppose diesel backup generators during *planned* outage Nancy Minor  11/30/25  2:00 pm
Put the Brakes on Polluting Our Air Donna Shaunesey  11/30/25  12:52 pm
Diesel Generator proposed regulation changes Deidre Reitwiesner  11/30/25  11:41 am
States Must Lead Kay Ferguson  11/30/25  10:36 am
Diesel generators Adriane sherogan  11/30/25  5:44 am
Diesel generator air pollution (Memo APG-578) James Hart  11/29/25  5:39 pm
Data Centers use of Diesel Generators Anonymous (238118)  11/29/25  12:47 pm
Too many data centers not enought focus on renewable energy! Elizabeth Finn  11/28/25  2:02 pm
Data Center Diesel Generators Anonymous (238112)  11/28/25  2:01 pm
Public health is more important than data centers Nadine Dery  11/28/25  1:07 am
Clean air is necessary to live Anonymous (238108)  11/27/25  5:15 pm
Why does Virginia keep placating the Data Center lobby at the expense of its citizens Bruce S. Binder  11/27/25  11:29 am
Opposed to Changes to Backup Generator Use Howard Epstein, University of Virginia  11/27/25  11:21 am
NO to avoidable pollution! Kate Hinz  11/27/25  8:56 am
diesel generators used by data centers Elena Prokos  11/26/25  6:30 pm
No diesel generator exceptions! Anonymous (238100)  11/26/25  5:36 pm
Absolutely oppose running diesel generators during planned outages Patricia and Robert Como  11/26/25  3:43 pm
No to increased use of emergency diesel generators in the event an outage is foreseeable. George Ruth  11/26/25  2:44 pm
Data center emergency generator allowance should NOT be broadened to include planned outage events Shelly Evans  11/26/25  1:09 pm
Data centers should not be allowed to use diesel generators for planned outages Adrianne Somensatto  11/26/25  12:59 pm
Data centers should not be allowed to run diesel generators during planned outages Geneva Minns  11/26/25  12:43 pm
No Diesel Anonymous (238085)  11/26/25  12:11 pm
Say NO to allowing data centers to run backup diesal generators during planned outages Jasmin K  11/26/25  11:47 am
No to added time to diesel running time Ken Barter  11/26/25  11:20 am
Pleaase do not broaden diesel generator allowance Barbara Day  11/26/25  10:53 am
OPPOSITION TO THE BACKUP GENERATORS Emma Janea Dupeyron  11/26/25  10:30 am
OPPOSE more pollution from diesel generators! Lillian Mezey  11/26/25  10:07 am
Strongly oppose use of diesel generators in non emergency situations for data centers. Jeff Eastland  11/26/25  9:07 am
Opposing APG-578 Guidance Allowing Data Centers to Run Emergency Generators During Planned Outages Karen Fox  11/26/25  8:50 am
WHY NOT MAKE THEM USE SOLAR ROOFS?! NO GENERATORS. REMEMBER HAVING ANY DIGNITY? Anonymous (238064)  11/26/25  8:40 am
Oppose relaxation of data center rules Alyson Azzara  11/26/25  8:31 am
Generators in Data Centers. Yvonne  11/26/25  3:02 am
Opposition to Guidance Memo APG-578 Robert Petrine  11/25/25  11:49 pm
Protect Air Quality! Margaret  11/25/25  9:23 pm
Please - No More Diesel Generators! David Pedersen  11/25/25  8:33 pm
Doesn't make sense. Cierra  11/25/25  7:40 pm
No to diesel generators Latifa  11/25/25  7:31 pm
Diesel Generators Nancy M  11/25/25  6:32 pm
Data centers can black box off George  11/25/25  5:41 pm
It's the least these obscenities could do Bryan Harvey  11/25/25  4:20 pm
NO Planned Backup Generator Use Erin Sanzero  11/25/25  4:14 pm
NO to relaxing these regulations! Janine Glasson  11/25/25  3:53 pm
NO! to Diesel Generators for Data Centers Leslie Esposito  11/25/25  2:23 pm
Keep limits on diesel backup generators at data centers Randy fleitman cville100  11/25/25  1:51 pm
Data Center Emergency Diesel Generators Anonymous (238043)  11/25/25  1:07 pm
No Generators! Strict Standards Keep Citizens and the Environment Safer Anonymous (238041)  11/25/25  12:50 pm
Data Center Emergency Diesel Generators Fred Smith  11/25/25  12:10 pm
More information is needed before changing the policy on data center generator use Nancy Armour  11/25/25  11:17 am
Protect air quality-Adhere to DEQ’s mission David Robinson  11/25/25  10:58 am
No to generators! Anonymous (238030)  11/25/25  10:16 am
Public health first!!!!! Emily  11/25/25  9:48 am
No to diesel generators! Susan Lovegrove  11/25/25  9:40 am
No to Allowing Data Center Emergency Diesel Generators to Run More often Anonymous (238026)  11/25/25  9:18 am
Shame on DEQ- don’t let humanity down like this. stella  11/25/25  9:15 am
NO data center using polluting diesel generators in non-emergency situations Connie Hartke  11/25/25  9:00 am
Protect Public Heath As Primary Mission Elspeth McCormick  11/25/25  8:46 am
NO to diesel generators and quick fixes Luke Antesberger  11/25/25  8:06 am
No more pollution Anonymous (238020)  11/25/25  7:55 am
NO added Diesel Run Time @Data Centers Tim McCormick  11/25/25  7:51 am
No more data centers and protections are needed Joseph S  11/25/25  7:21 am
Protect Us from Even More New Data Center Impacts Anonymous (238016)  11/25/25  6:28 am
Do NOT ALLOW the constant running of diesel generators (only allow in emergency situations) Diane Schug-O’Neill  11/25/25  5:47 am
Absolutely NO data center using polluting diesel generators in non-emergency situations! Reston 20/20  11/25/25  12:13 am
NO on expanding diesel generator use at data centers Rudie Verougstraete, Sunrise Movement  11/24/25  11:59 pm
No expanded use of diesel generators Bri McCarthy  11/24/25  9:52 pm
No to data centers using diesel generators more JH  11/24/25  9:42 pm
Object to data centers being given permission to run their diesel generators in non emergency Anonymous (238009)  11/24/25  8:26 pm
Don't weaken standards for back-up generators, tighten them instead! Randall Freed  11/24/25  7:25 pm
Oppose diesel generator amended use JNK  11/24/25  7:25 pm
Regulations on data centers Anonymous (238006)  11/24/25  7:06 pm
Diesel Generators Harmful to Public Health and Environment AJR  11/24/25  7:02 pm
Data Center Regulations Anonymous (238004)  11/24/25  6:58 pm
No expanded use of diesel generators Maria Miller  11/24/25  6:57 pm
No diesel backup generators Anonymous (238002)  11/24/25  6:53 pm
NO INCREASE OF DIESEL FUEL FOR DATA CENTERS Anonymous (238000)  11/24/25  6:39 pm
Backup diesel generator use Charles Grymes  11/24/25  6:33 pm
DEQ asleep at the wheel? John Pfaff, IV  11/24/25  6:04 pm
No Anonymous (237997)  11/24/25  6:02 pm
No to expanding the use of diesel generators at data centers. No to data centers in general. Jason Hallacher  11/24/25  5:53 pm
No to expanded generator use parameters at data centers Erin Gulick  11/24/25  5:50 pm
Rule change to the use of backup diesel generators Anonymous (237994)  11/24/25  5:38 pm
I oppose allowing diesel generators Katrina Dennis  11/24/25  5:36 pm
Generator Emission Anonymous (237990)  11/24/25  5:03 pm
No to diesel generators! You are the department of ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY!!! Brea Cusson  11/24/25  4:48 pm
Do not broaden Emergency Generator allowance Dana Kincaid  11/24/25  4:26 pm
Data Center Generator’s Mary Courts  11/24/25  3:41 pm
Protect Virginia’s Air and Rural Communities: Oppose Expanded Use of Diesel Generators Sieren Ernst, Whistler Meadow Farm  11/24/25  3:11 pm
The Department of Environmental Quandaries needs to find a spine Bill Wright  11/24/25  2:54 pm
Let's try longer term planning instead of short-sighted profit-motivated measures Anonymous (237968)  11/24/25  2:25 pm
No to diesel generators Richard Dunbar  11/24/25  1:20 pm
You have to decide which evil you can live with. Carol Coffelt  11/24/25  1:10 pm
Generator use MaryLou Puritz  11/24/25  12:34 pm
Diesel pollution impact on the elderly Heritage Hunt senior community in Gainesville  11/24/25  11:56 am
OPPOSE increased use of back up generators by data centers Tracy Abruzzo  11/24/25  11:51 am
DIESEL GENERATORS CAN CAUSE LUNG CANCER AND CAN SEVERLY IMPACT CHILDREN AND ELDERLY Dr. Steve Pleickhardt  11/24/25  11:16 am
DATA CENTER POLLUTION DIANE JAEGER  11/24/25  10:26 am
Step up for residents Cheryl Bilski  11/24/25  10:20 am
Tier 4 K?b? Snyder  11/24/25  10:11 am
diesel generators Cheryl Saggers  11/24/25  10:06 am
Data Center Generators Marilyn Karp  11/24/25  9:53 am
I Oppose Allowing Data. Enters to Pollute with Dirty Generators Delton Nichols  11/24/25  9:36 am
Data Center Generators florence Keenan  11/24/25  9:27 am
money for development of alternatives? Karl Hermansen  11/24/25  9:16 am
No more pollution from data centers Terwin Gonyaw  11/24/25  8:44 am
No additional diesel for data centers Brian Smith  11/24/25  8:34 am
Just Do Your JOB George L. Ohrstrom II  11/23/25  2:08 pm
Oppose Generators in Chantilly Susan Sundstrom  11/23/25  2:07 pm
Relaxing standards on data center generators puts our children's health at risk Julie Kimmel  11/23/25  1:31 pm
DEQ shold not betray their primary mission to protect our air quality - NO to dirty generators elena schlossberg  11/23/25  2:07 am
Don't relax standards on data center generators Chris Tandy  11/22/25  6:19 pm
Opposed to expansion of emergency generator usage rules Colleen Bohlman  11/22/25  2:11 pm
Adamantly opposed to Increased Use of Back-up Diesel Generators Ed Kringer  11/22/25  1:55 pm
DEQ must live up to its mission to protect Virginia health W.Fattr  11/22/25  11:02 am
Data Center Emergency Diesel Generators Harriett Chewning  11/22/25  10:52 am
Protect Virginia Citizens Health - Oppose Diesel Generator use by Data Centers Jean  11/22/25  10:31 am
Save our communities from air pollution! Pleasant Valley neighborhood  11/22/25  8:31 am
Do not allow use of polluting emergency generators at data centers during planned outages Edward Dunphy  11/22/25  6:57 am
Oppose data center use of diesel generators Michael Vercillo  11/21/25  10:13 pm
Find a cleaner alternative to diesel Paul J Fraker  11/21/25  2:26 pm
Clean Air Comes First! Beth Ike  11/21/25  1:51 pm
Use of Diesel Generators Anonymous (237894)  11/21/25  1:26 pm
Strong No on the Expanded Use of Dirty Diesel Generators Becky Daiss  11/21/25  1:21 pm
Don't allow data centers to use generators except in emergency outages Gina Faber  11/21/25  10:39 am
I am OPPOSED to (what may end up being) the long-term use of diesel fuel for "back-up" generators. Lauren Mora  11/21/25  8:18 am
Data centers and fossil fuels Elise Leake  11/21/25  7:51 am
Don't allow data centers to use generators except in emergency outages Craig  11/20/25  9:37 pm
Request for Action on Pollution Linked to Data Center Diesel Generators Blandine Marechal  11/20/25  9:29 pm
Data Centers use of generators Anonymous (237871)  11/20/25  4:09 pm
Proposal to Extend Accptable Use of Diesal Generators at Data Centers Susan Buniva  11/20/25  3:31 pm
Just say no to diesel generators Sisi Gallagher  11/20/25  3:13 pm
diesel generators by data centers. Carty Yowell  11/20/25  2:02 pm
Diesel Generators at Data Centers Sophia Maravell  11/20/25  1:53 pm
Limit Generators for Data Centers A. Dennis  11/20/25  1:39 pm
Against Data centers Sally McVeigh  11/20/25  12:15 pm
Diesel generators at data centers Margaret Small  11/20/25  10:26 am
Backup Diesel Generators Peter J Albert  11/20/25  10:20 am
Expanding Emergency Diesel generator useage Linda Ingram  11/20/25  9:47 am
Diesel Generators at Data Centers James P., Jr. and donna N, Bennett  11/20/25  9:20 am
Data centers and diesel Maureen Stoetzel  11/20/25  8:49 am
Please stop the polutants Jenny Jeffress  11/20/25  8:46 am
NO MORE POLLUTION PLEASE! Tenley Trimble  11/20/25  8:23 am
What about those who live nearby Julie A Clements  11/20/25  8:22 am
I oppose this proposal Edward Harris  11/20/25  7:51 am
Data centers are for nefarious purposes and do not benefit society Anonymous (237824)  11/20/25  7:32 am
I oppose this proposal. Anonymous (237820)  11/19/25  11:51 pm
No to Data Center Generators Running Longer Karen Fortuna  11/19/25  10:51 pm
Are you out of your minds!!! Karen Fortuna  11/19/25  10:40 pm
Expanded use of generators Peter Marone  11/19/25  9:53 pm
Oppose the operation of Data Center generators Bryant N  11/19/25  9:15 pm
Opposed to diesel generators Anne Anderson  11/19/25  8:17 pm
Data Center Generators Amy S Reznick  11/19/25  7:34 pm
Emergency diesel generators are for emergencies ONLY. Don Rundle  11/19/25  7:29 pm
Stop the Data Center Noise Greg Pirio  11/19/25  6:26 pm
Data Center Diesel Generators Jack Winters  11/19/25  5:12 pm
Data center diesel generators Tom McIntosh  11/19/25  4:50 pm
I oppose the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Proposal re Data Center Generators Miriam Bishop  11/19/25  4:31 pm
Diesel generators are already causing too much noise and smoke in my neighborhood. Jessica Medeiros  11/19/25  4:02 pm
Oppose diesel generators for backup power Laura Newbury  11/19/25  2:54 pm
Proposed increase to data center diesel generator use. Juli A Barnes  11/19/25  2:48 pm
Do Not Increase Use of Diesel Back-up Generators Bob Shippee  11/19/25  2:46 pm
Minimize diesel generator usage John T Peterson  11/19/25  2:40 pm
Stop the Data Centers from Upgrading their Diesel Generators L. Lutz  11/19/25  2:29 pm
NO use of diesel!!! Jill Norair  11/19/25  2:21 pm
Don’t Loosen Restrictions on Diesel Generator Use shirley pohl  11/19/25  2:08 pm
Don’t Loosen Restrictions on Diesel Generator Use Evelyn Ruffin  11/19/25  1:28 pm
Protect the people in Virginia, not billionaire's profits Lucinda Shannon  11/19/25  12:37 pm
Emergency Generator use by data centers guidance do not change Warren McLaine  11/19/25  12:10 pm
Data Centers and Their Generators Mara Seaforest Charvonia  11/19/25  11:58 am
No exemptions for data centers MADHAV ACHARYA  11/19/25  11:55 am
Oppose data centers running diesel generators during planned outages Cynthia and Warren Shang  11/19/25  11:43 am
Sudden and reasonably unforeseeable events in the context of planned electric outages Douglas Stewart  11/19/25  11:13 am
DEQ mission Kevin J  11/19/25  11:13 am
health of humans and our planet > cutting corners Megan Chandler-Melton  11/19/25  11:05 am
I oppose DEQ broadening the emergency generation allowance Pat Bangs  11/19/25  10:58 am
A former energy ATTORNEY, I ADAMANTLY oppose the use of diesel back up generation for data centers! Diane Dean  11/19/25  10:16 am
Oppose generator increase and use Greg Hanweck  11/19/25  10:16 am
Profit for the few = Pollution for all concerned in Albemarle County  11/19/25  10:13 am
Object to data centers using diesel generators. Paige Flink  11/19/25  10:01 am
Please say no to increased use of diesel generators Angela Behrend  11/19/25  9:46 am
Strongly oppose expansion of diesel generator use for planned outage events at data centers Stafford County Resident  11/19/25  9:32 am
Public Comment Opposing Expanded Use of Diesel Generators Anonymous (237739)  11/19/25  9:07 am
Use of Diesel generators by data centers David Lee, Culpeper County Board of Supervisors  11/19/25  8:45 am
diesel exhaust poses significant health risks Anonymous (237736)  11/19/25  8:40 am
Proposed Increase to Data Center Diesel Generator Use is putting our health at risk Christen Yates  11/19/25  8:38 am
Bad enough as it is! Julie Kay  11/19/25  8:24 am
Restrict diesel generator use to emergency use only! Kathleen Anne Collins  11/19/25  8:14 am
Say NO to more diesel generators Brian Cullen  11/19/25  8:08 am
Deisel generators by data centers. MICHAEL MAYS  11/19/25  8:07 am
Care about the health of the public you serve - DO NOT INCREASE USE OF DIESEL GENERATORS!!! Allyson Green  11/19/25  8:04 am
Diesel is not an option Teresa Kelly  11/19/25  7:23 am
No to increased diesel use for data centers-air quality matters! Sarah Blackford  11/19/25  7:20 am
Our health Anonymous (237724)  11/19/25  6:37 am
lung abuse Anonymous (237723)  11/19/25  5:06 am
Diesel Generator Usage at Data Centers Bobette Swindler / Beech Spring Gift Shop, LLC  11/19/25  4:01 am
Emergency diesel generator use Judith Stah  11/19/25  2:40 am
Why are no Solar on any data center roof? Urve  11/19/25  1:28 am
Diesel Generators for Data Centers Robert Shields  11/19/25  12:00 am
Sick and tired JeVerna L Haynes  11/18/25  11:59 pm
Data Center Diesel Generators Mike Klosterman  11/18/25  10:54 pm
Please make data centers use best practices for energy use. Sally Mello  11/18/25  10:45 pm
Allowing Data Center Emergency Diesel Generators to Run More Often Gary O'Brien  11/18/25  10:38 pm
Please limit diesel generators Cab Grayson  11/18/25  10:28 pm
Protect the residents! Do not allow additional time for diesel generators! Edyta  11/18/25  10:27 pm
Protect public health Anonymous (237712)  11/18/25  10:18 pm
Limit diesel generator use. Scott Kurtzman  11/18/25  10:13 pm
Need to prohibit or at least regulate turning on hundreds of diesel generators Kate Wanderer  11/18/25  9:51 pm
Against Proposed Increase to Data Center Diesel Generator Use mary kringer  11/18/25  9:35 pm
proposed increased diesel generator use brenda  11/18/25  9:28 pm
Cleaner air should be the utmost priority Anjali Hansen  11/18/25  9:22 pm
I Oppose the Change to Expand Data Center Emergency Diesel Generator Usage Anonymous (237706)  11/18/25  9:22 pm
Do not allow data centers to run dirty diesel generators for power Peggy Gilges  11/18/25  9:06 pm
The mission of the Virginia DEQ is to protect and enhance the Virginia environment. Karen Allen  11/18/25  8:44 pm
Alternative power source other than Diesel Raj  11/18/25  8:41 pm
No extra diesel generators running!! Meghan  11/18/25  8:24 pm
Authorizing Data Centers to use diesel generators for non-emergency power generation Dale Howell, Accotink UU Church  11/18/25  8:12 pm
Data Centers and Diesel Pollution Rognvald Garden  11/18/25  8:11 pm
Stricter regulations on diesel generator operations Porsche bailey concerned citizen  11/18/25  8:03 pm
Curtail expansion of DC and generator use ChandraS  11/18/25  7:57 pm
Please limit diesel generator usage Anonymous (237697)  11/18/25  7:47 pm
Public Health>Proposed Increase to Data Center Diesel Generator Use AJC  11/18/25  7:35 pm
Data center diesel generator use. Joan S Konz  11/18/25  7:28 pm
Proposed Increase to Data Center Diesel Generator Use is a Bad Idea AMC  11/18/25  7:24 pm
No expanding parameters for diesel generation Wally Grotophorst  11/18/25  7:15 pm
Protest Against Proposed Increase to Data Center Diesel Generator Use Vicky Hu  11/18/25  7:14 pm
Against the Proposed Amendment to Allow Diesel Generator Use During Planned Outages Joshua Hatch  11/18/25  7:12 pm
Don't approve diesel generator use Anonymous (237690)  11/18/25  7:11 pm
stop data centers, not just diesel generators! Anonymous (237689)  11/18/25  7:11 pm
Use of generators by data centers during planned outages Lori Keenan  11/18/25  7:08 pm
Find a better way Suzanne Molner  11/18/25  7:04 pm
data centers Lynda S Davis  11/18/25  6:56 pm
No to increased diesel generator usage Terri Glass  11/18/25  6:47 pm
Why Are We Doing This? Andrew Cather  11/18/25  6:46 pm
require emergency generators to be emission-free John Surr  11/18/25  6:39 pm
Stop diesel generators Anonymous (237682)  11/18/25  6:29 pm
Concern about use of Data Center Diesel Generators by Data Centers Colonel Michael O'Brien  11/18/25  6:21 pm
Diesel generators Scott Elliff  11/18/25  6:19 pm
Diesal generators for Data Centers Elizabeth K Williams  11/18/25  6:16 pm
Data Center diesel Carlo Olivares  11/18/25  6:13 pm
Change to generator use in data centers Carol Miller  11/18/25  6:09 pm


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