NACEL Energy has accepted membership in the American Wind Energy Association, the nation’s foremost wind industry trade and advocacy organization. NACEL Energy is developing a growing portfolio of utility scale community wind power generation infrastructure and will bring 80 megawatts of new wind energy online by 2010 – enough energy to supply the power requirements of 25,000 American homes.

NACEL Energy President Brian Lavery stated: “The American Wind Energy Association has achieved tremendous success promoting the adoption of wind energy in the U.S. and around the world. We are proud to be associated with the AWEA and excited to take our place among the key players in the U.S. wind energy industry.” As a member of the AWEA, NACEL Energy will be able to network, forge relationships and advocate for policies and legislation affecting the wind energy industry’s long-term growth.

With its growing pipeline of wind power generation projects, NACEL Energy is establishing a significant foothold in the world’s fastest growing energy sector. In a recent industry study the AWEA reports the U.S. wind energy industry installed 5,244 MW of new wind power in 2007, expanding the nation’s total wind power generating capacity by 45% in a single calendar year and injecting an investment of over $9 billion into the economy.

The AWEA has advocated for the development of wind power generation as a reliable environmentally superior source of energy since 1974 and is at the center of the U.S. wind power industry. The organization represents utilities, project developers, turbine manufacturers and suppliers, industry service providers, researchers and wind energy advocates.