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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11/24/25  11:51 am
Commenter: Tracy Abruzzo

OPPOSE increased use of back up generators by data centers
 

Thank you for this opportunity.  I and my family  are opposed to the increased use of backup generators by data centers in non emergency  situations.  There generators are terrible for our environment that is why they  are permitted only as an emergency back up currently.  There are other options for these data center operators that are less polluting to our environment.  We, the community, should not bear the costs in dollars and pollution for large businesses to shirk their environmental responsibilities.

Thank you.  Tracy Abruzzo

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