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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12/3/25  7:48 pm
Commenter: Anonymous

No to the use of diesel generators for planned outages
 

Do not change the current guidance to allow the use of diesel generators by data centers for planned outages. Policy changes such as this should not be implemented without a thorough review of the possible adverse impacts on the environment and the health and well-being of Virginia's residents.

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