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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12/1/25  3:08 pm
Commenter: Peter Loomis

No to Tier II generators
 

Data centers should use tier IV generators as this will be a planned, regular need, not just an emergency.  Loosening of the regulations is a capitulation to industry wants over citizen needs.  We do not NEED the data centers, we do need clean air.

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