VA-HB507 · 2026 session · Legislation
Data centers; permit requirements, emission limits for certain engine-generator sets.
- Jurisdiction
- Virginia
- Current status
- Enacted
- Sponsor
- John Chilton McAuliff
- Introduced
- In Committee
- Floor
- Enacted
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Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0397)
Apr 8, 2026
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Permit requirements for data centers; emission limits for certain engine-generator sets. Prohibits the Department of Environmental Quality from issuing an air permit for any application submitted for a data center on or after July 1, 2026, unless the emission limit for each engine-generator, defined in the bill, established by such permit is equal to or less than the emissions achieved by a Tier 4 equivalent engine-generator.
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