THEIR OWN LAST CALL HOURS AS LATE AS áTHREE A-M. AN UPPER VALLEY TOWN IS WORKING TO FINISH A PROJECT THAT WILL TURN CITY EMISSIONS INTO ELECTRICITY. NBC5'S JOHN HAWKS CHECKED IN WITH OFFICIALS IN LEBANON TODAY AND HAS MORE ON THIS NOW. JOHN? <JOHN> SOON... LEBANON'S LANDFILL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS WILL BE CONVERTED INTO ELECTRICITY. LEBANON'S SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING FACILITY IS ALWAYS A HUSTLING AND BUSTLING PLACE FOR PEOPLE DROPPING OFF THEIR TRASH AND RECYCLING. <NAT POP> THEY'RE ONE OF VERY FEW LANDFILLS IN THE STATE... AND NOW... THE CITY COUNCIL RECENTLY APPROVED AN ADDITIONAL $700 THOUSAND DOLLARS TOWARDS A PROJECT THAT COULD REDUCED EMISSIONS IN THE CITY BY 3,500 TONS A YEAR. <ERICA DOUGLAS LEBANON SOLID WASTE MANAGER ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT THE LANDFILL PRODUCES HERE IS METHANE GAS. SO WE CAPTURE THAT CURRENTLY AND WE FLARE THAT OFF THAT. ALL THAT HELPS WITH OUR ODOR ISSUES THAT WE DO HAVE DOWN HERE.> THEY'LL NOW USE EQUIPMENT TO SPIN A TURBINE AND SEND THE POWER INTO THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC GRID. SO FAR... THE CITY HAS ALREADY SPENT OVER $6 MILLION DOLLARS ON THE PROJECT. AND IS BEHIND 2 YEARS AND OVER BUDGET... THE POWER COMPANY HAD TO DO A 16-MONTH STUDY TO ENSURE THEY CAN ACCEPT THE POWER TO THE GRID... AND SHOULD START MAKING THE CITY MONEY ALMOST INSTANTLY. <ERICA DOUGLAS LEBANON SOLID WASTE MANAGER THIS IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE A IS ACTUALLY TO START PAYING FOR ITSELF WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR AND THEN WE'LL ACTUALLY BE SEEING A PROFIT OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS, A SIGNIFICANT PROFIT WITH THIS PROJECT.> Monthly, they'll be able to produce a megawatt of power... and should be operational quickly. <ERICA DOUGLAS LEBANON SOLID WASTE MANAGER NOW THAT WE HAVE OUR ADDITIONAL FUNDING, WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR NATIONAL GRID TO SIGN OFF ON THE PROJECT AND THEN WE'RE HOPING TO BE COMMISSIONED BY THE END OF THE YEAR.> <JOHN> OFFICIALS SAY ONCE THE PROJECT IS STARTED I