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  4:02 pm
Commenter: Jessica Medeiros

Diesel generators are already causing too much noise and smoke in my neighborhood.
 

I live about 150 feet from the Vantage data center on Glenn Drive in Sterling. When the generators are run, the noise has reached 90 decibels on multiple occasions which is well above the allowed 63 decibels. The generators emit black smoke which is also cause for concern.

The quality of life has already worsened dramatically in our community. People working from home report the noise is heard in meetings and on calls. This has to stop.

Life of the citizens should not suffer more. Please do not approve this.

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