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  5:50 pm
Commenter: Erin Gulick

No to expanded generator use parameters at data centers
 

I urge you to continue restricting generator use to only emergency /unplanned situations with urgent need. Data centers already have a huge footprint in our communities. Expanded generator use would increase pollution, noise, health problems, and other negative impacts on people and quality of life in surrounding communities. Thank you for your consideration.

Erin Gulick

Leesburg, VA

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