PacWind, Inc. is a

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manufacturing company based in

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History

The company was founded in 1998, and released their first patented vertical axis wind turbines in May 2006.Business Wire
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/nowiki> Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Efficiently and Quietly Generates Electricity for Remote Locations'' May 23, 2006RenewableEnergyWorld.com
''Two Small Wind Turbine Developments Propel Industry Upward''
June 5, 2006 In 2007, they added another two models of turbines to their product lineup.Energy Resource
''PacWind Begins Rollout of New Wind Power Products''
February 13, 2007 In November 2008, certain intellectual property assets of PacWind were acquired by WePOWER, LLC. Since then, the original PacWind website has gone offline, and none of the original turbine designs are available for sale. The WePOWER product lineup as of the end of 2009 were the Falcon series turbines ranging from 600W to 12 kW.WePOWER, LLC - Products
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Notable installations

On May 17, 2007, PacWind gained a large amount of publicity when TV personality Jay Leno">television">TV personality Jay Leno announced that, as part of an ongoing project with ''Popular Mechanics">Jay_Leno.html" ;"title="television">TV personality Jay Leno">television">TV personality Jay Leno announced that, as part of an ongoing project with ''Popular Mechanics'', he would be having one of the 'Delta II' (10 kW) model turbines installed on the roof of his garage.Stuart, Ben
''Jay Leno Builds a Wind Turbine on His Green Garage''
, Popular Mechanics, May 17, 2007Carpenter, Susan,
Green goes Jay Leno's Big Dog Garage
', Los Angeles Times, November 7, 2007 During the "I Spy Bill Nye" episode of '' Living With Ed'',

Ed Begley, Jr. Edward James Begley Jr. (born September 16, 1949) is an American actor and environmental activist. Begley has appeared in hundreds of films, television shows, and stage performances. He played Dr. Victor Ehrlich on the television series '' St. ...

has a 'SeaHawk' (500w) model turbine installed on the roof of his house.Living With Ed Episode Guide
I Spy Bill Nye
/ref> Sixteen of PacWind's turbines were used in the design of the first eco-friendly billboard in

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in 2008.Glenn Collins,
In Times Square, a Company’s Name in (Wind- and Solar-Powered) Lights
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, November 14, 2008.

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