On July 30, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public hearing in Rockingham on draft air permits that would let both Duke Energy and Amazon install large banks of diesel generators on the site.

Before deciding whether to issue the permits, the Department is collecting

feedback from the community and holding a public hearing. Amazon's own filings seek permission for HUNDREDS of diesel emergency engines that would stay on the site after bridge power is phased out. Duke Energy plans to install 57 diesel-fired generators Richmond County ranks among the least healthy counties in North Carolina, these generators will make air quality and living worse!

NC DEQ needs to hear directly from Richmond County residents and other concerned community members—your voice matters!

Talking Points:

• The permits would allow Amazon to operate the generators, emitting between 100 and 250 tons of nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and volatile organic compounds annually.  

• Amazon & Duke Plan to build 600+ Diesel-fired Generators

• This will increase air pollution and worsen air quality.

• Amazon plans to install 592 diesel-fired generators. Duke Energy plans to install 57 diesel-fired generators

• Amazon and Duke have applied for separate permits to power the same data center.

• This lets them follow easier pollution rules and avoid using the strongest pollution controls.