Diesel generators are omnipresent, but almost completely ignored in decarbonization discourse.
eg: Backup diesel is how most data centers today provide the "flexibility" climate advocates are calling for to protect grid decarbonization - making a supposed climate solution into a clean air disaster
Josh Lappen
Great WaPo article on the **10,000** huge diesel generators at Virginia's data centers permitted to emit 13,000 tons of NOx. The article is based on data crunched here at Sierra Club (1/9) @washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Pollution from Virginia's many data centers could cause respiratory symptoms and deaths in the region, analysis of state permits and corporate disclosures shows.
