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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11/20/25  4:09 pm
Commenter: Anonymous

Data Centers use of generators
 

The Diesel Generator proposal would allow data centers to potentially turn on hundreds to thousands of 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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