Emergency generators ran beyond 100-hour annual non-emergency limit
Company: Core Scientific
The claim, verbatim
TCEQ said Core Scientific ran eight emergency generators for non-emergency use beyond the 100 hours per year allowed: four ran 1,352-1,371 hours at one building and four ran 527-1,024 hours at another.
Source (primary)
Denton’s Core Scientific data center faces TCEQ violations due to air quality emissions - Denton Record-Chronicle (-, news_article)
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Quote: “Core Scientific operated eight of its emergency generators for non-emergency use for more than the 100 hours per year allowed”
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confirms Denton’s Core Scientific data center faces TCEQ violations due to air quality emissions - Denton Record-Chronicle
Quote: “Core Scientific operated eight of its emergency generators for non-emergency use for more than the 100 hours per year allowed”