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  1:20 pm
Commenter: Richard Dunbar

No to diesel generators
 

Prince William County is overwhelmed with data centers. The clean energy needed to power the data centers lags behind because county government chose to approve them without planning for the power needed. The use of diesel generators will not be a rare occurrence given this situation. It is guaranteed they will be used often, thus contributing to pollution of our environment, not to mention the noise. Since many of these data centers are located near residential areas, diesel generators will be an added nuisance severely impacting the quality of life of residents. You must not approve this initiative.

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