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Questions Swirl Around Data Centers – How Many, Where and at What Cost?
Although DEQ's proposed variance for data center diesel generator has been pulled, the underlying issue remains: Is this continued boom in data center development sustainable? ...
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Piedmont Environmental Council Statement on Department of Environmental Quality Variance Withdrawal
The Virginia Department of Environmental Equality’s withdrawal of its proposed variance that would have allowed data centers to circumvent Virginia’s air pollution control regulations limiting the use of heavily polluting, industrial sized, emergency diesel generators is a step in the ...
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PEC Presentation on Data Centers & Potential Reliance on Backup Diesel Generators
On March 28, 2023, The Piedmont Environmental Council hosted a local information session in Loudoun County about a variance being proposed by The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to allow Loudoun data centers to use their backup diesel generators more ...
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More Data Center News in Warrenton
Much has happened in the weeks since the 4-3 Warrenton Town Council vote to approve the Amazon Data Center Special Use Permit (SUP). I want to give you an update on potential permit violations on the property and share concerns ...
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Update on DEQ’s air quality variance for data centers
The variance would allow backup diesel generators to run more frequently this coming summer ...
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