Southwest Windpower Named One of Inc.com's Fastest-growing Private Companies for 2007

Wind energy pioneer is Inc.com's highest-ranked small wind company.

Flagstaff, AZ (PRWEB) November 12, 2007 -- Southwest Windpower is named as one of 2007's top 100 fastest-growing energy companies in Inc.com's Inc. 5000, a survey of the fastest growing private companies in America. This elite list - showcasing a total of 5,000 private companies in more than twenty-five industry categories - represents the cream of the crop among the seven million private companies in the United States.

As the only small-wind energy company on the list of 5,000, Inc.com identified Southwest Windpower as a company to watch in the rapidly growing alternative energy market. In particular, the article highlighted how Southwest Windpower's Skystream residential wind-powered electricity generators can save homeowners an overage of 40% on energy costs.

About Southwest Windpower

Flagstaff Arizona-based Southwest Windpower is the world's largest producer of small wind generators (400 to 3000 watts). The 20-year old company has been a pioneer in the development of wind technology and has produced over 100,000 generators that provide power to residential homes, remote cabins, telecom transmitters, offshore platforms, water pumping and sailboats. Southwest Windpower's newest wind turbine, the Skystream 3.7, is the first fully-integrated wind generator designed specifically for the grid-connected residential market. Southwest Windpower distributes in more than 88 countries. On the Web: www.skystreamenergy.com

About the Inc.com 5000 list

With the 2007 Inc.com 5000 list, the publication has expanded ten-fold on its highly-popular Inc. 500 list. The Inc.com Top 5,000 rankings were determined by "unleashing more than seventy researchers, reporters, editors and interns on the project." Inc.com also used the assistance of dozens of business organizations and trade associations. Inc.com noted that these 5,000 fastest-growing private companies "produced $194 billion in 2006 revenue, about 1.5 percent of the national gross domestic product." In September, Inc.com will launch incBizNet, a social network for private companies.

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