Backup generators at Virginia data centers are permitted to emit nearly as much NOx each year than the dirtiest coal plant (New Madrid in MO) produces in a year. 👀
Brendan Pierpont
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.