Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Department of Environmental Quality
 
Board
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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11/18/25  7:08 pm
Commenter: Lori Keenan

Use of generators by data centers during planned outages
 

Please do not approve the use of generators by data centers during planned outages.  This is far too broad and unlimited.  It will risk the health and welfare of residents near and far from the data centers due to the pollutants generated. At most, only tier IV generators should be allowed, if at all, to run more often during planned outages. The prospect of longterm cumulative use of generators must be very limited due to their inherent pollution. 

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