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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11/19/25  7:20 am
Commenter: Sarah Blackford

No to increased diesel use for data centers-air quality matters!
 

This will contribute to more unnecessary pollution and put us on a slippery slope that could lead to these generators being used for demand response during periods of grid stress, which is not their intended use.

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