Originally published at American Wind Energy Ass.

Small Wind Turbine Equipment Providers

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has compiled the following list of U.S. manufacturers and suppliers of wind turbines for use in residential, farm, and commercial/industrial applications. Many have Web sites or are accessible through E-mail links. Links are also provided to the company listings on the AWEA Industry Member Directory.

*Certified or qualified by recognized agencies as meeting established standards and recommended business practices
(see http://www.powernaturally.com/Programs/Wind/qualified_wind.asp?i=8 and http://www.consumerenergycenter.org/cgi-bin/eligible_smallwind.cgi), and/or determined by AWEA's Small Wind Turbine Committee as commercially available with multiple publicly accessible operational installations in the U.S.

Abundant Renewable Energy

22700 NE Mountain Top Rd. Newberg, OR 97132 Phone: (503) 538-8298 Fax: (503) 538-8782 E-mail: info@abundantre.com Web: www.abundantre.com Contact: Robert Preus ARE wind generators are as strong as they come. Designed for harsh climates, they are built simply and ruggedly to quietly last. ARE machines have a large swept area to capture more wind and produce more energy, especially in low wind speeds. These machines produce energy in the winds you get, day in and day out……Power when you need it, not just in storms. ARE manufactures the ARE110 (2.5KW), the ARE442 (10KW), as well as a variety of tower types and sizes.

Bergey Windpower Company

2001 Priestley Avenue Norman, OK 73069 Phone: (405) 364-4212 Fax: (405) 364-2078 E-mail: sales@bergey.com Web:http://www.bergey.com/www.bergey.com Contact: Steve Wilke Established in 1977, Bergey Windpower manufactures highly reliable wind energy systems with ratings up to 10 kW. BWC wind turbines have earned a worldwide reputation for ruggedness and reliability and they incorporate the most advanced technology in the industry. They are used for on-grid and off-grid applications such as distributed generation (home, farm, etc.), telecommunications, village electrification, and wind-electric water pumping. Bergey generators are successfully operating in all types of environments from Alaska to Saudi Arabia, in all 50 U.S. states and more than 90 other countries around the world. They may also be used in hybrid systems with photovoltaic cells and diesel generator sets. Complete systems, systems components, engineering services, installations and training can be provided. BWC has a manufacturing and sales subsidiary in China and a technology licensee in Australia.

Distributed Energy Systems

182 Mad River Park Waitsfield, VT 05673 Phone: (802) 496-2955 Email: pmattila@northernpower.com Web: www.distributed-energy.com Contact:Peter Mattila Distributed-Enery Systems(previously known as Northern Power Systems) designs, builds, and installs flexible and reliable on-site and integrated power systems that provide commercial, industrial, and government customers with an invaluable asset: power independence. An open technology provider of power solutions, Northern draws upon its 30 years of experience to blend appropriate energy sources - wind, sunlight, hydrogen, biogas, natural gas and oil with state-of-the-art controls and power electronics in systems tailored to each customer's unique needs.

Entegrity Wind Systems

PO Box 832 Charlottetown, PE C1A 7L9 Canada Phone: (902)-368-7171 Email: info@entegritywind.com Web: www.entegritywind.com Contact: Carmen MacIntyre Entegrity Wind Systems, Inc. (EWSI) is the manufacturer and distributor of the EW15 wind system, a very reliable 50kW wind turbine, which is particularly suited to wind-hybrid applications in which the power is used directly by the end-user customer. The EW15 is ideal for use by farms, schools, industrial businesses, and municipal waste water treatment facilities in grid tied applications. For remote communities the EW15 can be incorporated into a utility system to provide power to the small villages and towns. The EW15 is a significantly advanced version of the former AOC 15/50. The EW15 can be expected to deliver between 150,000-200,000 kWh per year, depending on the wind regime at the site. The expected useful life of the EW15 is 30 years. EWSI, located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, has operated successfully since the current management assumed control of the former Atlantic Orient Corporation in 2002.

Energy Maintenance Service, LLC

129 Main Avenue, PO Box 158 Gary, SD 57237 Phone: (605) 272-5398 Fax: (605) 272-5402 Email: steve@energyms.com Web: www.energyms.com Contact: Steve Scott We at EMS leverage our intimate understanding of most all commercial wind turbine systems deployed in North America, new and old, as we develop products designed to enhance or replace these aging technologies and improve asset performance. Our South Dakota based remanufacturing facility and UL Certified panel shop give us complete control over all turbine remanufacturing processes leading to a higher quality finished product.

Gaia-Wind Ltd

Hillington Park 1 Ainslie Road Glasgow G52 4RU United Kingdom Phone: +44 845-871-4242 Fax: +44 141-585-6301 Web: www.gaia-wind.com Gaia-Wind manufactures small and efficient wind turbines for private homes, farms, rural areas and light commercial/industrial facilities. Its flagship 11kW model incorporates more than 20 years of Danish wind industry experience and includes features typically only found in utility-scale equipment: direct grid connection, triple safety system, constant rotor speed, passive stall, gearbox, tip brakes, amongst others. There are over 180 worldwide installations with more than 1,000 years of combined operational history. Gaia-Wind is also the only small wind turbine to have received the coveted Danish HB certification. The firm is headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland but retains its manufacturing facilities in Arhus, Denmark.

Lorax Energy

4 Airport Road Block Island, RI 02807 Phone: (401) 466-2883 Fax: (401) 466-2909 Email: hdp@lorax-energy.com Web: www.lorax-energy.com Contact: Henry duPont Lorax Energy Systems is the North American distributor for the Fuhrländer Wind Turbine Company which builds state-of-the-art wind turbines in from 25kW - 2.5 MW. These machines are suitable for wind farm, distributed generation and wind-diesel applications.

Proven Energy Ltd

Wardhead Park Stewarton Ayrshire KA3 5LH Scotland, UK. Phone: +44 (0) 1560-486-545 Email: elena.sutherland@provenenergy.com Web: www.provenenergy.co.uk Contact: Elena Sutherland Proven Energy is the world’s leading supplier of small scale wind turbines; globally renowned for turbine performance. Our unrivalled experience spans almost thirty years of product inspiration, innovation and development.

Solar Wind Works

16713 Greenlee Road, Truckee, CA 96161 Phone:(530) 582-4503; Fax: (530) 582-4603 Contacts: Christopher Worcester, CEO chris@solarwindworks.com Jason Mills, US Sales Contact Solar Wind Works specializes in consultation, sales design, service, and installation of turnkey Renewable Energy Power Systems. Solar Wind Works is a U.S. Distributor for Proven Wind Turbines and associated balance of system components including: towers, power conditioning equipment, monitoring systems, hardware, and energy storage and conversion devices. Whether you are utility grid-connected or grid-independent, need uninterruptible power or not, Solar Wind Works offers custom solutions for all of your energy needs by providing highly reliable power systems that integrate photovoltaics, small wind turbines, micro-hydro turbines and conventionally fueled technologies.

Southwest Windpower

1801 W. Route 66 Flagstaff , AZ 86001 Phone: (928) 779-9463 Fax: (928) 779-1485 E-mail: andy@windenergy.com Web: www.windenergy.com , www.skystreamenergy.com Contact: Andrew Kruse Southwest Windpower is a 20-year old company has been a pioneer in the development of wind technology and has produced over 90,000 generators that provide power to residential homes, remote cabins, telecom transmitters, offshore platforms, water pumping and sailboats. Southwest Windpower produces SkystreamTM, Air and Whisper turbines to meet a variety of residential and industrial needs. Small Wind has never been so easy. Announcing the Skystream 3.7 residential power appliance. It’s the first compact, utility-connected, all-inclusive wind generator designed to provide inexpensive, quiet, clean electricity to reduce or eliminate your home’s monthly energy bill.

Wind Energy Solutions (WES) Canada

2952 Thompson Road, Ontario, Canada Phone: 905-957-8791 Fax: 905-957-8789 E-mail: k.baigent@windenergysolutions.ca Web: www.windenergysolutions.ca Contact: Ken Baigent

Wind Turbine Industries Corporation

16801 Industrial Circle, SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 Phone: (952) 447-6064 Fax: (952) 447-6050 E-mail: wtic@windturbine.net Web: www.windturbine.net President: Archie J. Pavek Manager: Steve T. Turek The exclusive manufacturer of the Jacobs® wind energy systems since 1986, the wind plants range in size from 10kW to 20kW, with rotor sizes ranging from 23 ft. (7 m) to 29 ft. (8.8 m). These systems can provide power for a broad range of applications, which include Grid Intertie (utility bill reduction) or Hybrid battery charging (remote battery charging). The Jacobs® wind energy systems have over 70 years of history providing clean, quality, reliable and efficient power in the USA and around the world.