LEBANON — After a year of operation, the landfill’s methane gas-to-electricity system at the solid waste facility may not be as economical as city officials had hoped.
“The very detailed financial projections were very wrong,” Councilor Tim McNamara said at a Sept. 3 meeting.
“I have to ask, when do we call it?” said Councilor Lori Keys.
Chris Kilmer, assistant public works director, addressed the city council last week to provide a status update on the system’s capabilities and the associated costs since it began operating in June 2025.
“We’re still learning the system; we’re still making changes,” said Kilmer.
Back in 2024, Lebanon broke ground on a $6.6 million project to convert greenhouse gas emissions from the landfill on Plainfield Road into electricity redistributed to the electrical grid and used to power the city’s…
