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Article: United States: Annapolis considers 'renewable energy park'.
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- November 5, 2009
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Byline: sanjayV03
Hoping to make some green out of going green, Annapolis officials are weighing an ambitious plan to convert an old municipal dump into a "renewable energy park" that would generate enough electricity to supply all of the power the state capital consumes, using landfill gas, yard waste and the sun's rays for fuel.
The City Council is expected to vote soon on an agreement with a Linthicum-based business group to produce electricity on 500 acres of city-owned land near Parole. The project could net the city up to $750,000 a year in revenue and savings while demonstrating a variety of renewable-energy technologies, proponents say.
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