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AES Wind Generation | Blattner Energy, Inc.
BP Alternative Energy North America | Clean Line Energy Partners, LLC | Clipper Windpower | CPV Renewable Energy Co.
Duke Energy | Edison Mission Energy | enXco | E.ON | Electric Power Engineers, Inc | Eurus Energy
Gamesa Energy | GE Energy | Horizon Wind Energy
Iberdrola Renewables | Infinity Wind | Invenergy | John Deere | Luminant
Martifer Renewables | Mesa Power | Mortenson Construction | Novus Windpower
Pattern | RES Americas | Shell Wind Energy | Siemens | Stahl, Bernal & Davies, LLP | Stewart National Title Services
Terra-Gen | Third Planet | TradeWind Energy, LLC | Trinity Structural Towers, Inc.
Vestas-Americas, Inc. | Wanzek Construction | Wind Capital Group

Non-Profit Members:

AWEA | Environmental Defense Fund | Public Citizen | TREIA

AES Wind Generation

AES Wind Generation is part of The AES Corporation, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. AES Wind Generation operates more than 1200 MW of wind facilities globally with additional projects in development throughout the US, Europe, and Asia. In Texas, AES developed, constructed, owns, and operates the 524 MW Buffalo Gap wind project near Abilene. Buffalo Gap began commercial operation in 2006 and supports the energy needs of over 100,000 homes in the Lone Star State.

AES is one of the world's largest global power companies, with 2007 revenues of $13.6 billion. With operations in 29 countries on five continents, AES's generation and distribution facilities have the capacity to serve 100 million people worldwide. Our 14 regulated utilities amass annual sales of approximately 76,000 GWh and our 124 generation facilities have the capacity to generate approximately 43,000 megawatts. Our global workforce of 28,000 people is committed to operational excellence and meeting the world's growing power needs. To learn more about AES, please visit www.aes.com

Blattner Energy, Inc.

Blattner Energy, Inc. delivers complete construction services for owners and developers of renewable energy across the United States. Blattner has participated as the EPC contractor on seven of the ten largest wind energy projects within the United States. Services include permitting procurement, access road construction, foundations installation, turbine erection and mechanical completion, electrical collection, substations, transmission, communication installations, and O&M building construction. www.blattnerenergy.com

BP Alternative Energy North America

Clean Line Energy Partners, LLC

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Clean Line provides transmission solutions to generators and load-serving utilities in order to efficiently interconnect clean energy with consumers. The company works conscientiously to establish and maintain close working relationships with landowners, communities, state officials, customers and suppliers as it strives to help expand the grid to accommodate renewable energy. www.cleanlineenergy.com

Clipper Windpower

Clipper Windpower is a rapidly growing company engaged in wind energy technology, turbine manufacturing, and wind project development. Clipper's Liberty 2.5MW turbines is state of the art technology and design in the wind industry. Clipper develops, finances, builds and operates facilities for asset owners, or as a joint venture partner. Clipper is also an investor in and developer of wind developments owned by others. www.clipperwind.com

CPV Renewable Energy Co.

CPV Renewable Energy Company, LLC has one of the broadest development programs in the industry and is currently advancing over 5,000 MW of clean, renewable wind power projects throughout the continental United States and Canada. CPV Renewable Energy Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Competitive Power Ventures Holdings, LLC (CPV) which is a power industry development and asset management company headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland. CPV's development professionals have played critical roles in the successful development of more than 30 generating facilities, representing over 15,000 megawatts of currently operational power generation capacity. For more information please visit www.cpv.com

Duke Energy

Duke Energy is one of the largest electric power companies in the United States, supplying energy to approximately 4 million U.S. customers.

Through its non-regulated affiliates, Duke Energy develops, owns, and operates electric generation for large energy consumers, municipalities, utilities and industrial facilities. We currently manage more than 7,300 MW of power generation at 28 facilities throughout the United States. Duke Energy has developed over 800 MW of wind energy projects, manages approximately 700 MW of wind energy in operation, and has over 5,000 MW of wind energy projects in the development pipeline.

We specialize in developing innovative and environmentally sound generation solutions to meet our customers' energy needs using a diverse mix of fuels, including wind, biomass and other renewable sources. www.duke-energy.com

Edison Mission Energy

Edison Mission Group (EMG) is one of the nation’s leading owners and operators of competitive electric power generation in the U.S. Based in Irvine, Calif., EMG manages the competitive power generation business of Edison International (NYSE:EIX), a generator and distributor of electric power, and an investor in infrastructure and energy assets, including renewable energy.

Through its subsidiaries Edison Mission Energy (EME) and Edison Mission Operations and Maintenance (EMOM), Edison Mission Group owns, leases and operates 44 power generation facilities in 14 states that sell more than 10,000 megawatts of electricity into competitive, wholesale markets and to utilities. Active in developing wind energy for 10 years, EMG currently has 25 wind projects totaling approximately 1,200 megawatts of capacity in operation or under construction and a development pipeline of potential additional wind projects with a projected capacity of approximately 5,000 megawatts. EMG also conducts price risk management and energy trading activities through Edison Mission Marketing and Trading, which is based in Boston. www.edison.com

enXco

enXco is committed - in design, development, construction, operations and management – to create the most efficient renewable energy projects possible.

In the more than twenty years since enXco was established in 1987, our focus on renewable energy has made us an industry leader in wind project development, and a premier provider of operation and maintenance services throughout North America.

Our renewable energy focus has also given us the opportunity to build an organization of renewable energy experts whose extensive experience and expertise is specifically tailored to create value, deliver results and provide the best possible service for our developer and integrator partners.

Since 2002, enXco has been an affiliate of EDF Energies Nouvelles (formerly SIIF Energies). EDF Energies Nouvelles is a member of the EDF Group, with the charter of becoming a world leader in renewable energy.

E.ON

E.ON Climate and Renewables North America (ECRNA) is one of the largest owners of renewable power projects and is rapidly expanding its wind, solar and alternative energy portfolio. The company develops, owns and operates some of the industry's most efficient and highest performing facilities in the United States. As one of the fastest growing renewable power companies, E.ON Climate and Renewables North America has eight operating wind farms totaling more than 1,100 megawatts (MW), several projects under construction and is actively developing projects throughout the US and Canada. E.ON Climate and Renewables North America is a subsidiary of E.ON AG, one of the world's largest energy companies,and the largest investor-owned utility in the world. www.eon-us.com

Electric Power Engineers, Inc

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Electric Power Engineers, Inc. (EPE), founded in 1968, provides engineering consulting and management services for transmission, distribution, industrial, and generation clients. EPE has extensive experience in guiding generation developers through the process of evaluating the transmission grid deliverability, applying for interconnections, and coordinating design/engineering/procurement of wind and solar generation facilities.

EPE assists our clients through all stages of renewable generation development: from initial site evaluation to operation on the transmission grid.

Eurus Energy

Eurus Energy is the largest wind power developer in Japan, where it is headquartered, but also manages its development activities worldwide in Japan as well as the United States and Europe. The company intends to bring its wind power opportunities all over the world through the strategic merging of global network and sophisticated expertise and technical capabilities. www.eurus-energy.com

Gamesa

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GE Energy

GE is one of the world's leading wind turbine suppliers and works closely with customers to achieve mutual growth and success. The company started with their first steam turbine in 1901 and now has over 5,500 wind and 3,600 hydro turbines. www.geenergy.com

Horizon Wind Energy

Horizon Wind Energy develops, constructs, owns and operates wind farms throughout North America. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Horizon has over 25 offices across the US and has developed more than 2,500 megawatts and operates over 2,000MW of wind farms. The company is owned by EDP, a global leader in the renewable energy sector that designs, develops, manages and operates power plants that generate electricity using renewable energy sources. www.horizonwind.com

Iberdrola Renewables

Iberdrola Renewables is a world leader in the production of renewable energy which boasts the largest base of operational renewable assets and the largest portfolio of future projects in the world. Iberdrola Renewables is a multinational company, operating in more 20 countries including the world markets with the greatest growth and development potential in this sector. The company offers a portfolio of products in North America by leveraging assets and expertise in renewable energy project development, electric power and natural gas trading, and natural gas storage. Iberdrola Renewables enjoys the support of Iberdrola SA who, as one of the four largest electric companies in the world, has made the environment and sustainable development key pillars of its future business strategy. www.iberdrolarenewables.us

Infinity Wind

Infinity Wind was established in order to provide landowners the opportunity to partake in the renewable energy industry, and more specifically, with wind energy projects. The company's principal focus is to identify potential wind energy project sites and perform the work necessary to develop possible projects for delivery to market. www.infinitywind.com

Invenergy

Founded in 2001 in Chicago, Invenergy is a leading clean energy company focused on the development, ownership, operation and management of large-scale wind and clean natural gas electricity generation assets in North America and Europe. With over 2,000 MWs of wind in operation or construction, Invenergy believes that local communities are the core of any successful wind project and works to foster positive relationships that will benefit all parties.

www.invenergyllc.com

John Deere

John Deere has been committed to the economic growth and sustainability of agricultural communities and serves as a one-stop resource for those interested in developing renewable power from wind energy. The company has experience in wind energy technology, utility operations, financial services and agriculture which allows a unique combination of development services and project support. www.deere.com

Luminant

Luminant, a subsidiary of Energy Future Holdings Corp. (EFH), is a competitive power generation business, including mining, wholesale marketing and trading, construction and development operations. Luminant has over 18,300 megawatts of generation in Texas, including 2,300 megawatts of nuclear and 5,800 megawatts of coal-fueled generation capacity. Luminant is also the largest purchaser of wind-generated electricity in Texas and fifth largest in the United States. EFH is a Dallas-based energy holding company that has a portfolio of competitive and regulated energy subsidiaries, primarily in Texas. Visit www.luminant.com or www.energyfutureholdings.com for additional information.

Martifer Renewables

Martifer Renewables is the renewable energy arm of the Martifer Group. Martifer Renewables participates in all development and financing activities assuring the completeness and success of the projects. Martifer Renewables is active in numerous markets including Europe, Australia, South America and North America with several thousand MW’s in development and operation.

To learn more about Martifer Renewables and Martifer Group, please visit www.martifer.com

Mesa Power

Founded by T. Boone Pickens, Mesa Power Group, LLC is a renewable energy development company focused on large scale wind and solar energy development. Through the efforts of the Pickens Plan, Boone is taking aim on reducing the United States dependency on foreign oil by creating public awareness and governmental action in the energy sector. The Plan is working!

Mr. Pickens, brings more than 50 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He is the founder of Mesa Petroleum, an independent producer of natural gas and oil, and founder of BP Capital, a private investment firm focusing on investments in energy futures and stocks of public companies in various energy sectors and energy dependent industries. www.mesaenergy.com

Mortenson Construction

Founded in 1954 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Mortenson Construction Company is a diversified construction organization that offers customer-centric services in general contracting, construction management, program management, design-build, project development, and "turn-key" development. The company is involved in a wide variety of commercial building types ranging from corporate office facilities and healthcare projects, high tech manufacturing and network/facilities, to sports, hospitality and educational facilities. www.mortenson.com

Novus Windpower

Wind turbine at dawn with three cowboys Novus Windpower (Novus) is a wind project development company based in Guymon, Oklahoma. The company was formed to focus specifically on the development of large, centralized wind energy facilities in the vicinity of the central Oklahoma Panhandle. Since early 2002, the principals of Novus have successfully pursued the development of wind energy projects in their selected development area through Novus and its affiliated companies Great Plains Windpower and Distributed Wind Systems. www.novuswind.com

Pattern Energy

PATTERN ENERGY GROUP LP

Pattern Energy is an independent, fully integrated energy company that develops, constructs, owns, and operates clean power projects and transmission assets across North America and parts of Latin America. Pattern Energy commenced operations in June of 2009 as one of the most experienced and best-capitalized rene

wable energy and transmission development companies in the U.S.

Riverstone Holdings LLC, an energy and power-focused private equity firm with $17 billion under management, purchased Babcock & Brown’s thriving North American energy development team and development pipeline to form Pattern Energy.

Pattern Energy retains an 80-person staff with offices in San Francisco, Houston, San Diego and New York, which successfully developed, financed and placed into operation more than 2,000 MW of wind power in eleven states. Pattern Energy’s development pipeline exceeds 4,000 MW of renewable energy projects in addition to several power transmission projects. These projects will benefit local communities by providing jobs, tax revenue and economic stimulus and clean, domestic power to help meet the growing energy needs.

The Pattern Energy team will continue using our in-depth industry experience, combined with innovation and science, to deliver the utmost value for our partners and the communities where we work, while exhibiting a strong commitment to promoting environmental stewardship and corporate responsibility.

RES Americas

Founded in 1982, Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas) is a fully integrated energy company which develops, constructs, owns and operates renewable generation projects across the United States and Canada. With over 3,400 MW developed and/or constructed, RES Americas is a leader in the energy industry and will continue to be as our nation embraces renewable energy for powering the future. www.res-americas.com

Shell Wind Energy

As a major investor in wind, Shell WindEnergy is generating emission-free electricity that saves around 1 million tons of CO₂ a year compared to emanations from a coal-fired plant. The company concentrates on the expansion and operation of commercial-scaled wind developments that can add substantial power and capacity to the grid. www.shell.com/wind

Siemens

Siemens is a world leader in industry, energy and healthcare with a key priority in sustainable achievement. The company offers wind turbine service all over the world through wind power service offices or through Siemens' global network of service offices. www.usa.siemens.com

Stahl, Bernal & Davies, LLP

Stahl, Bernal & Davies, LLP has been serving clients in the wind energy industry since 2000. We have assisted companies in the development, finance, acquisition and sale of wind energy projects in Texas, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Colorado, Idaho, North Carolina and Kansas totaling over 3,000 MW. We have a decade of experience in the preparation of wind energy leases, option agreements, and access, transmission, collection system, and non-obstruction easements. We analyze and resolve the myriad of legal, title and survey issues arising in the development of wind energy projects and help clients plan for future challenges to their operations. We work closely and collaboratively with counsel for project lenders and tax equity investors in coordinating the range of real estate instruments, governmental approvals, surveys, title policies, and legal opinion letters necessary to close deals. www.sbaustinlaw.com

Stewart National Title Services

With established relationships representing top national wind developers across the United States, Stewart National Title Services (NTS) is uniquely qualified to serve the title, escrow and closings needs of the wind energy industry. Our experienced team of professionals will ensure your transaction goes smoothly - each and every time. For all the services you need, regardless of the number of projects or their location, you will have a seasoned, responsive, and dedicated person at the helm. In addition to this unparalleled expertise, NTS can ensure superior personalized service, exceptional quality control, unmatched access, and innovative technology each step of the way. www.stewart.com

Stewart's wind energy transactions include:

Colorado - Approximately 100 turbine development generating 162 megawatts
Multi-site/Multi-state transaction involving approximately 150 turbines
Eastern United States - 120 turbine project totaling 320 megawatts
California - 25 turbine site generating 50 megawatts

Third Planet

Third Planet was formed by an experienced team of wind energy project developers committed to designing, owning, and operating commercial-scale wind projects throughout the United States. By generating clean, renewable energy, the company is dedicated to lessening our nation's dependence on fossil fuels. www.thirdplanetwind.com

Terra-Gen

Terra-Gen Power is a renewable energy company focused on geothermal, wind and solar generation. Terra-Gen Power owns 831 MW (net equity) in twenty-one operating renewable energy projects across the Western United States. Wholly owned subsidiaries, Terra-Gen Operating Company and Coso Operating Company, operate and manage most of the projects. The company primarily sells the output of the renewable energy projects to load serving entities under long-term power purchase agreements. Terra-Gen Power plans to expand operations in renewable generation through a combination of acquisitions of operating projects, development of new projects and partnering on mid and late stage development opportunities.

TradeWind Energy, LLC

TradeWind Energy, LLC was founded in 2001 and is a leading developer of wind energy throughout the Midwestern states with a growing wind project pipeline approaching 10,000 MWs. TradeWind's management team has a strong combination of independent power producer industry experience and a physical presence in, and focus on, Midwest wind energy markets. Together, the team members have over 100 years of combined experience with different power project technologies, including wind, solar, gas, coal, hydro, and biomass. Since our inception, TradeWind Energy has partnered with landowners, utilities, environmental groups and communities in the Heartland to develop mutually beneficial wind projects. TradeWind takes great pride in our ability to deliver low-cost renewable energy while maintaining an uncompromising commitment to long-term project quality. www.tradewindenergy.com

Trinity Structural Towers, Inc.

Trinity Structural Towers, Inc. (TSTI) organizes some of the leading production capacity facilities for the production of tubular wind towers in North America. TSTI also provides various steel turbine components, concrete and aggregates, product transportation and specialized coatings through its parent (Trinity Industries) and affiliated companies. www.trinitytowers.com

Vestas-Americas, Inc.

Vestas is No. 1 in Modern Energy. With more than 38,000 wind turbines installed in 63 countries, Vestas is the world's leading supplier of wind power systems. Our core business is comprised of the development, manufacture, sale and maintenance of cutting-edge technology that uses the energy of the wind to generate electricity.

Vestas Americas is the group's North American sales business unit, responsible for the sale and service of wind turbines in the USA and Canada. Vestas entered the North American market in the early 1980's and has a track record of supplying more than 10,000 wind turbines in North America. www.vestas.com

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Wanzek Construction

Wanzek Construction www.wanzek.com is recognized as one of the safest, most reliable and innovative direct-hire construction companies in the marketplace. Together with our parent company, MasTec, Inc., Coral Gables, FL, http://www.mastec.com (NYSE: MTZ) we provide end-to-end construction services for all phases of wind energy projects. Since 2001, Wanzek has built over 3000 MW of wind energy projects throughout the United States, with multiple projects currently under construction. Highly regarded by our clients, Wanzek is a dependable and experienced contractor with the field resources and equipment to staff any project. Wanzek’s capabilities span all aspects of a wind energy farm; from site work to commissioning.

Wind Capital Group

Based in the Midwest, Wind Capital Group has quickly established itself as one of the leading wind energy developers in America. The Company builds wind farms with a project strategy that places serious focus on community involvement and developing relationships to guide a project toward success. Their wind energy development team of top experts uses their combined experience and ingenuity to "bring wind energy home." In doing so, Wind Capital provides a welcome boost to hard-working rural communities. Currently, Wind Capital Group is developing wind farm projects in 16 states across the central United States with a development pipeline of over 4,000 MW. www.windcapitalgroup.com

NON-PROFIT MEMBERS

AWEA

AWEA is the national trade association of America's wind industry, with more than 1,900 member companies, including global leaders in wind power and energy development, wind turbine manufacturing, component and service suppliers, and the world's largest wind power trade show. AWEA is the voice of wind energy in the U.S., promoting renewable energy to power a cleaner, stronger America. More information on wind energy is available at the AWEA Web site: www.awea.org

Public Citizen

Founded in 1971, Public Citizen is a national, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization formed to represent consumer welfare in Congress, the executive branch and the courts. The company fights for sincerity and democratic responsibility in government, for the right of consumers to seek reparations in the courts; for clean, safe and sustainable energy sources; for social economic justice in trade policies; for strong health, safety and environmental protections; and for safe, effective and affordable prescription drugs and health care. www.citizen.org

Environmental Defense Fund

Since 1967, the Environmental Defense Fund has linked science, economics and law to create modern, equitable and cost-effective solutions to society's most urgent environmental problems. The company is a leading national nonprofit organization representing more than 500,000 members. It is dedicated to the protection of people's environmental rights by assessing environmental problems and working to create and advocate solutions that win unwavering political, economic and social support. www.edf.org

TREIA

TREIA joined The Wind Coalition at its founding in order to continue the Association's efforts fostering cooperation and coordination among all the renewable energy sectors. As a non-profit trade association, the company supports its members in numerous ways, including trade shows, conferences, workshops, business referrals and opportunity notices, web site, newsletter, legislative lobbying, and regulatory intervention. www.treia.org

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