Phoenix Press: Little Wind Goes Long Way

According to Brian Driscoll, by adding the turbine, Phoenix not only changed New Haven's physical landscape, it also changed the landscape of the printing industry by reportedly becoming the first company to install a commercial-grade wind turbine directly onsite.

The new turbine is estimated to provide one-third of Phoenix's energy requirements over a yearly basis, saving the printer around $35,000 in annual utility costs. It can produce electricity with wind speeds as low as six miles per hour, and as high as 55 mph, before its automatic brake system slows the blades. The clean energy generated in the nacelle at the top of the tower runs through a trench directly into the company's building through a series of cables and wires.