North Jersey Media Group wants to draw half of its electricity from solar power, according to Environmental Leader.

The newspaper publisher is working with KDC Solar to install 20,400 solar panels at their printing and packaging plant in Rockaway, New Jersey, reported the news source.

"We already buy newsprint with the highest recycled content available," said Stephen Borg, president of North Jersey Media Group. "Our paper supplier has zero percent deforestation, meaning there is no loss in trees. We use soy-based inks. This is the next big step."

The solar panels will create approximately 4.2 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year. The publishing company said that is enough to power 600 homes.

New Jersey's biggest solar farm has an array of 13,496 panels which produce 4.4 megawatts of energy to power the pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson.

The project will begin construction on the solar panels in Rockaway, New Jersey early this year. The company wants the project to be completed and ready to provide energy by the end of the year.