LEBANON, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire city will soon decide whether to move forward with an effort to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.
Lebanon officials set aside $2.8 million last year for a project to convert methane gas to electricity at the city landfill.
The City Council will decide this month whether to sell $1.5 million of municipal bonds for the project, which could be operational by the end of 2020, the Valley News reported.
If the City Council approves the bond, construction would begin as early as May 2020.
The city plans to use most of the produced energy to power municipal buildings. The remainder will be sold back into Liberty Utilities’ system.
Officials said sales of energy to the utility would produce $130,000 in revenue a year, or about $5 million over a 20-year span.
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