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Department of Environmental Quality

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 9:15 pm

Commenter: Rosemary Damewood

Opposition to Expanding the use of emergency back-up generators at data centers

I am incredulous that this proposal is being put before your department, considering how close many data centers are to residential areas.

I trust that your department is aware of how polluting these are and urge you to strongly reject this proposal. It is the only reasonable response to the request, especially considering the department’s purpose and mission.

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