Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
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  10:54 pm
Commenter: Mike Klosterman

Data Center Diesel Generators
 

Please consider limits on Data Center diesel generators which originally are intended for emergency backup only. In addition to air pollution, due to the need for refueling them after use, there is the added risk of fuel spills every time their tanks are refilled thus polluting the soil as well.

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