Wind Energy Companies

The wind industry is a vast landscape of companies that specialize in different sectors related to the generation of wind power. By and large wind energy companies operate within two major categories: commercial scale (companies working with projects involving utility scale turbines over 100kW and which are connected to a grid system); and small scale (companies that work with projects involving turbines that are generally less than 100kW and can be on or off grid systems).

Within each of these major categories there are several sub-categories. Commercial scale wind energy companies include consultants, developers, financial services, legal services, turbine manufacturers, insurance providers, construction companies, Wind Resource Assessment Computer Modeling Specialists, and Wind Resource Assessment Providers and Equipment Suppliers. Small-scale wind energy companies include consultants, turbine manufacturers, installers and Wind Resource Assessment Providers and Equipment Suppliers. This rather varied set of sectors and specializations reflects how complex the wind industry is and how much it can offer to the economy and job creation. This website provides a searchable database of wind energy companies in various sectors.

The wind industry is undergoing an exciting moment as it expands to meet growing demand for alternative energy. Given how broad the scope of wind energy companies is, there are jobs for professionals from many walks of life, not just engineers.

According to the American Wind Energy Association, the wind power industry currently employs an estimated 85,000 Americans. A good number of wind power workers are found on wind farms, which are mostly found in the Midwest, Southwest, and Northeast regions of the United States. Texas, Iowa, and California are the leading States in wind power generating capacity. However, wind power is also seeing great capacity expansion in other states such as Illinois, Indiana, Oregon, and Washington. Check out this page to visualize where wind power farms are in the country. To find out more about work opportunities in the sector, check out CareersInWind.com.