NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The wind turbine project team at New Haven, Conn.-based printing company, Phoenix Press is set to break ground on a 150-foot wind turbine at 11 a.m. Jan. 21 outside of the company’s historic brick facility at 15 James St. in New Haven on the banks of the Quinnipiac River.

The turbine project, which is being supported with a grant from the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF), will be the largest wind turbine project in the state and will provide Phoenix Press with about one-third of their annual energy needs, saving the company around $35,000 a year in utility costs.

With the installation of the wind turbine, Phoenix Press will become the first business in Connecticut to have a Northwind 100-kilowatt wind turbine on site, as well as the first commercial printing plant in the nation to have on-site wind power being converted into power to print, coming from a major, 100-kilowatt wind turbine.

Drivers traveling over New Haven’s Quinnipiac Bridge on I-95 will have a clear view of the wind turbine on the banks of the river, said CCEF President Lise Dondy.

The turbine is one of green energy programs in place at Phoenix Press, a member of the Green Energy Council. Being FSC certified enables Phoenix to use Forest Stewardship Council paper and denote when the recycled paper has been used with the FSC logo. The company participates in an extensive recycling program which allows for 100 percent of its excess paper usage to be recycled. Additionally, printing plates used in the printing process are also recycled and some of the company’s presses require no toxic chemicals and no-VOC inks.