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  2:29 pm
Commenter: L. Lutz

Stop the Data Centers from Upgrading their Diesel Generators
 

Please do not allow data centers to potentially turn on hundreds to thousands of upgraded diesel generators, putting public health at greater risk.  I believe this change should not be allowed or, at the very least, should be strictly limited and regulated. 

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