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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11/26/25  11:47 am
Commenter: Jasmin K

Say NO to allowing data centers to run backup diesal generators during planned outages
 

I am dismayed to learn that the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality is even considering allowing data centers to run backup diesel generators during planned outage events. Please say no to this proposal! There are many sensitive people living in close proximity to data centers. 

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