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Entegrity Wind Systems State of Qualifications
Primary Contact:
Becki Meadows
Entegrity Wind Systems Inc.
4855 Riverbend Road, Suite 100
Boulder, Colorado 80301
Telephone: (303) 440-8799
Fax: (303) 577-9775
Email: becki.meadows@entegritywind.com
A. Qualifications
Entegrity has a proven history of providing clients with turnkey wind energy solutions since 2002. Prior to 2002, the
organization was known as Atlantic Orient Corporation, Inc. (AOC). AOC manufactured and installed the AOC
15/50 (the predecessor of the EW50) since the early 1990’s. Entegrity purchased AOC in 2002. The EW50 50kW
Turbine is the end result of this design evolution, the culmination of 15 years of value engineering, upgrades and
refinements.
In addition to being vertically integrated and owning the EW50 design and manufacturing capacity, Entegrity has
managed all aspects of the customer’s solution including client education, project consultation, project development,
permit acquisition, research of applicable grants and incentives, interconnection agreements, installation,
commissioning and ongoing operations and maintenance.
Entegrity’s team has successfully installed and managed dozens of projects worldwide for both the public and private
sectors. Entegrity’s projects range from single EW50 50kW turbine installations at K-12 schools in Texas and Kansas,
to complex, multiple turbine wind-diesel hybrid systems in Alaska and Siberia. As evidence of the machine’s
ruggedness and durability, twenty-one (21) EW50 and AOC 15/50 turbines in Alaska operate at 95% availability.
In its commitment to local development, Entegrity has established a permanent office in Oakland, California to
develop and support new customers and partners in that market, in addition to other key partnerships throughout the
US including Alaska. Entegrity’s commitment to high-level support in developing and mature markets is an integral
part of the company’s operational strategy. The company collectively has over 100 EW50 and legacy AOC 15/50
turbines in operation worldwide, equating to approximately 5,000kW of turnkey, distributed wind generation projects.
B. Team Information
The roles and responsibilities of key personnel are as follows:
James A. Heath, Board Member, Chairman of the Board, CEO
Mr. He ath is a founding member of Entegrity Partners, LLC and Entegrity Partners, LP and co-owner of
Entegrity Wind Systems, Inc. Mr. Heath has more than 20 years of experience in founding and successfully
managing business activities in the independent power and the advanced energy technology sector, including
four investment funds. Mr. Heath was the co-founder and president of Energy Investors Funds in Boston, a
series of funds that invested more than $300 million in independent power projects and other facilities
throughout the world. From 1980 to 1987, Mr. Heath held senior executive management positions at U.S.
Windpower, Inc. in San Francisco and, among other duties, was responsible for all project-financing activities.
Mr. Heath was a general partner of Energy Finance Associates, a San Francisco-based partnership engaged in
energy project development and financing activities. From 1971 to 1979, Mr. Heath held several senior
executive positions with ITEL Corporation, including president of the Air and Fleet Services Group. From
1967 to 1971, Mr. Heath served as assistant to the president of Transamerica Corporation in San Francisco
and was involved in corporate planning activities for the company. From 1962 to 1965, he served in the
United States Marine Corps and achieved the rank of captain. He received a B.A., with distinction, and
election to Phi Beta Kappa, at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and an M.B.A. from the University of
California, Berkeley. Mr. Heath presently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Maurice E. Miller, Board Member – Board Member, Acting CFO
Mr. Miller is a founding member of Entegrity Partners, LLC and Entegrity Partners, LP and, with Mr. Heath,
a co-owner of Entegrity Wind Systems, Inc. He has been involved in the development and financing of
renewable energy facilities since 1983 and has actively invested in the advanced energy technology industry
since 1996. Mr. Miller co-founded Pacific Solar Company, which develops and sells photovoltaic solar
electrical systems and other renewable energy electrical generation projects. Prior to Pacific Solar, he co-
founded Adven Systems LLC, a company that specializes in developing wind energy electricity generation
facilities. He held several executive positions at Kenetech Corporation and U.S. Windpower, Inc., which was
a leading developer of large-scale, grid-connected wind energy and other generation projects. Mr. Miller was
CFO of Kenetech from 1993 to 1994, the president of Kenetech's independent power development
subsidiary from 1990 until 1993, and vice president-project finance and treasurer from 1986 through 1990.
From 1987 through 1993 and in 1995 he was a member of the board of directors of Energy Investors Funds,
a private investment fund that invested more than US$ 300 million in independent power and other facilities.
He received a B.S. from the University of Notre Dame and an M.S. from the California Institute of
Technology, both in chemical engineering. He received a law degree from the University of Chicago in 1983.
Malcolm A. Lodge, Board Member, President
Prior to joining Entegrity, Mr. Lodge had more than 25 years experience in wind energy engineering and has
designed, managed, and constructed wind energy systems and projects worldwide. His particular area of
expertise is small- and intermediate-scale wind turbine and wind-diesel systems for remote communities.
In 1980, Mr. Lodge designed and founded the Atlantic Wind Test Site (AWTS), Canada's national laboratory
for wind energy systems evaluation and testing, which he managed until 1990. During this period he worked
closely with other international wind energy research laboratories in the USA, Denmark, Netherlands, Greece,
and Germany to develop wind-diesel technology. He has organized and hosted several international technical
workshops on wind-diesel engineering technology and is recognized worldwide for his expertise in this area.
From 1969 to 1976, he was chief instructor of electronics and electromechanical technology at Holland
College in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. From 1964 to 1969, he was a product design and
development engineer with Canadian Westinghouse Co Ltd. in Hamilton, Ontario. In this position he
designed and supervised the production of a number of NATO underwater weapons systems and products
and also designed automatic controls for industrial welding and other production machines.
He is the author of several patents for machine control systems. Mr. Lodge is founding president of the
Canadian Wind Energy Association and has held many other director positions in other renewable energy
organizations, standards agencies, and advisory groups to government. He received a B.Eng., Honours from
Nova Scotia Technical College in 1962 and a M. Eng. in control systems design in 1964.
Peter Wilson, Board Member – Director of Manufacturing
Mr. Wilson brings extensive experience to Entegrity Wind Power, having spent over twenty-five (25) years
with Wilson Machine Company Ltd., one of the leading precision gear and rotating machinery manufacturers
in North America. In his capacity as President of Wilson Machine, a privately held, family-owned company,
Mr. Wilson has developed business and extensive customer relationships in North and South America,
Europe and the Pacific Rim.
A graduate in Business Administration from Concordia University in Montreal, for more than ten (10) years
Peter served on municipal council for the suburb of Baie D’Urfé, Montreal, where he currently resides. A
competitive sailor and level three alpine skier, Peter has been actively in involved in elite sports his entire life,
including coaching Provincial soccer teams at national competitions.
John Brown, Managing Director
Mr. Brown joined Entegrity in 2006. Prior to Entegrity, he served as manager of the State and Local
Initiatives group of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and provided technical, program,
and business development support to state and local governments, DOE, USDA, EPA, and other public
agencies. Mr. Brown brings a broad range of experience in renewable energy and energy efficiency
technologies, including wind, solar, bio-fuels, and high performance buildings. Prior to NREL, he spent 15
years in the oil and gas industry working with major corporations and small and mid-size start-ups. Mr.
Brown has a degree in civil engineering from California State University, Fresno and received a Master of
Science in engineering from Purdue University.
Charles Newcomb, Managing Director - Engineering
Mr. Newcomb joined Entegrity in 2006. Prior to Entegrity, he served as senior engineer at the National
Renewable Energy Laboratory's National Wind Technology Center (NWTC). Mr. Newcomb's work at the
NWTC between 1997 and 2006 focused on developing and testing small and distributed wind turbine
applications for developing countries; performance, loads, and duration testing of small and distributed wind
turbines; and providing technical and program support to US Department of Energy (DOE) headquarters,
USAID, USDA Rural Development, EPA, and other public agencies. He served as the DOE's first technical
liaison to the USDA Rural Development program staff for the development of the Renewable Energy and
Energy Efficiency Improvement program between 2003 and 2006. Mr. Newcomb holds a B.A from Oberlin
College and a M. Sc. in agricultural engineering from Colorado State University.
Entegrity Wind Systems utilizes its pre-existing network of regional contractors to support each project in the areas of
civil engineering, site planning, structural engineering, environmental impact analysis, general contracting and
operations and maintenance. Entegrity Project Engineers manage and maintain overall control of each project and
installation.
Regional support is critical in both the project development and O&M aspect of each installation. Entegrity is
committed to supporting local economic development associated with distributed wind projects. Using local partners
minimizes project costs and provides economic stimulus to local communities. Entegrity leverages its network of
experienced partners in each region to assure cost-effective projects. Each partner has experience with Entegrity’s
EW50 Turbine and will have appropriate bonding capacity to support each project.
National and regional partners include but may not be limited to:
• Professional Engineering Consultants (Wichita, KS) – Structural Engineering
• Terracon (Olathe, KS) – Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering
• Western Wind Systems - (NM, TX)
• Woofter Construction (Colby, KS) – GC, South/Central Region
• GreenArc Energy Services (Syracuse, NY) – GC, New England and Northeast
• Kent Power (Kent City, MI) – GC, Midwest States
• Baker Group (Des Moines, IA) – GC, Midwest States
• Aldridge Electric (Libertyville, IL) – GC, Midwest Stses
• Site Constructors (Durham, CA) – GC, Pacific Region
D. Past Project Experience
The following applications illustrate the diverse uses of the EW50 wind turbine. All projects were provided to the
customer as turnkey solutions.
Moscow, Kansas:
Moscow ISD’s superintendent and school board elected to have Entegrity Wind install one (1) EW50 turbine in
its district to reduce current energy consumption and control future energy costs
Project Manager: Mark Eastment
Year Completed: 2008
Pratt, Kansas:
Three EW50 turbines offset approximately 20% of Pratt Community College’s energy costs.
Project Manager: Charles Newcomb
Year Completed: 2008
Saco, Maine:
The city elected to install one (1) EW50 to provide wind energy to its “green” train station.
Project Manager: Mark Eastment
Year Completed: 2008
Bellevue, Ohio:
Norfolk Southern Corporation uses a single EW50 turbine to offset energy costs at its rail yard water treatment
facility. Entegrity responded to this short timeline and had the EW50 installed and operational within ninety (90)
days of the initial inquiry.
Project Manager: Mark Eastment
Year Completed: 2007
Quinter, Kansas:
The first EW50 turbine installed in Kansas at a local high school. All the energy from this single turbine is
consumed on site, saving the district over $12,000 annually in electricity costs.
Project Manager: Charles Newcomb
Year Completed: 2007
Crosbyton, Texas:
This two (2) EW50 turbine installation saves the school district approximately $25,000 annually in energy costs.
Project Manager: Charles Newcomb
Year Completed: 2007
Grinnell, Iowa:
A single EW50 turbine installation offsets energy costs at Grinnell College’s Conrad Environmental Research
Area.
Project Manager: Charles Newcomb
Year Completed: 2007
Morton, Texas:
A small rural school district with shrinking operating budget installs one (1) EW50, saving over $13,000 annually.
Project Manager: Charles Newcomb
Year Completed: 2007
Shallowater, Texas:
The school district requires more than 1,000,000kWh/year of electricity. The district installed five (5) EW50
wind turbines to help control long-term energy costs.
Project Manager: Charles Newcomb
Year Completed: 2006
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Canada:
One (1) EW50 shaves peak load demand for a sanitation company.
Project manager: Malcolm Lodge
Year Completed: 2005
Selawik, Alaska:
Four (4) EW50 turbines are installed for a rural electrification project.
Project manager: Malcolm Lodge
Year Completed: 2003
Central Siberia, Russia:
This extremely cold environment is perfectly suited for five (5) EW50s. The machines supplement costly diesel
generators in moving subterranean oil to the surface.
Project manager: Malcolm Lodge
Year Completed: 1998
Kotzebue, Alaska:
A remote Alaskan village uses nineteen (19) EW50s to offset environmental and capital costs of diesel-powered
electricity generation.
Project Manager: Malcolm Lodge
Year Completed: 1997 - 2006
E. References
Please find below a list of references:
Kotzebue Electric Association:
Brian Reeves, General Manager
PO Box 44
Kotzebue, AK 99752
907.442.3491
(19) EW50s to offset environmental and capital costs of diesel-powered electricity generation.
Shallowater Independent School District:
Phil Warren, Superintendent
1100 Avenue K
Shallowater,TX 79363
806.832.4531
The district installed five (5) EW50 wind turbines to help control long-term energy costs.
Quinter Unified School District:
Allaire Homburg, Superintendent
116 East 4th
Quinter, KS 67752
785.754.2470
homburg293@ruraltel.net
The first turbine installed in Kansas at the local high school. All energy from the single turbine is consumed
on site, saving the district over $12,000 annually in electricity costs.
Morton Independent School District:
Fredda Schooler, Superintendent
500 Champion
Morton, TX 79348
805.266.5505
fredda.schooler@mortonisd.net
A small rural school district with shrinking operating budget installs one (1) EW50, saving over $13,000
annually.
F. Market Penetration Support
Entegrity Wind Systems is familiar with the process of penetrating and developing markets in a systematic manner.
Historically, the first project installed in a new market creates publicity and leads to additional projects in that area.
Unlike many utility-scale wind turbines, the EW50 is readily available and has a typical 180-day delivery time. EW50
installations are easily permitted, blend well into the urban environment and are successfully deployed within
communities.
Additionally, Entegrity Wind Systems offers aggregate purchasing programs to both public and private sector
customers. These programs are designed to maximize economies and benefits of broad-scale deployment of
distributed wind energy systems for entities and organizations with multiple locations or groups of similar commercial
customers.
Entegrity consults early in the development program process to find the most cost effective locations for EW50
installation(s). Key considerations include wind resource, cost of energy, local policy and incentive programs, as well
as regional costs of project permitting, installation, logistics and maintenance. Once optimal locations are identified,
the customer receives volume purchase pricing on EW50 systems typically reserved for distributors and resellers.
This reduces installation costs, timelines and logistical overhead as turbines are ordered, built, shipped and installed in
volume.
Examples include:
Example #1: Private Commercial Entity
A global provider of Internet-based data services has data centers located throughout the world. With energy
being the largest operational expense at data centers, the customer has concluded that significant operational
savings can be realized using clean wind energy. The customer will also make significant strides in achieving
its corporate sustainability objectives by implementing such a program.
Upon providing of a list of data center locations, Entegrity staff economists and engineers will analyze each
location and provide a quantified set of recommendations for candidate sites. These recommendations are
financially-based and will be quantified using a pre-determined set of economic performance metrics such as
simple payback, internal rate of return, net present value or cost of energy.
Upon review of Entegrity Wind’s recommendations, Entegrity will complete the feasibility aspect of the
project investigating each installation site individually for permitting, interconnection, environmental impact,
wind resource and installation costs. Costs for the selected sites will be aggregated and provided to the
customer as a fixed firm bid on the project leveraging all economies associated with the rollout of a multi-site
project.
Example #2: Public Entities
Educational Service Centers offer membership school districts a range of value-added services for program
sharing, as well as aggregate purchasing. Entegrity has designed and embarked on a program offering service
center membership districts a vehicle to receive significant discounts on equipment and services associated
with on-site wind projects.
In partnership with regional educational service centers, Entegrity is allowing groups of membership districts
to pool resources and purchase multiple EW50s together for individual installations. Entegrity offers
significant discounts on equipment to schools participating in this program as well as 5-year contract pricing
on REC sales at $20/MWH.
In addition to equipment discounts, Entegrity’s regional integration partner offers multiple-installation pricing
and third-party warehousing services. By design, the program reduces schools’ costs on logistics, raw
materials, installation supplies and project timelines associated with EW50 installations.
G. Financial Capacity
Entegrity Wind Systems Inc. is a privately-held company and does not distribute financial statements. Please note the
following financial/credit information:
• Dunn and Bradstreet 206979960
• Federal Tax ID# 98 – 0483059
• Banks
i. JP Morgan Chase Bank, Boulder, CO, 80303
ii. Scotiabank, 143 Grafton St. Charlottetown, PEI, PE1C1A
H. Contractual
All EW50 installations include a 5-year system warranty and a 5-year operations and maintenance contract such that
there are no maintenance costs to the customer for five (5) years. See attachment #1; Entegrity’s standard 5-Year
warranty. Within this warranty, Entegrity warrants the performance of the EW50 with respect to power output
capacity published in the attached EW50 power curve. See attachment #2.
Extended O&M contracts and warranties are available and can be extended at additional costs to suit each customer’s
requirement.
I. Litigation
Neither Entegrity Wind Systems Inc., nor any of its officers, team members, subcontractors or principles have been
party to a material lawsuit involving a wind energy project with which Entegrity Wind Systems has been involved.
Attachment 1 5-Year Standard EW50 Warranty
FIVE-YEAR WARRANTY ON EW50 WIND TURBINE GENERATOR
PART I. WARRANTY
a. The EW50 Wind Turbine Generator and components supplied by Entegrity Wind Systems Inc. (Entegrity) are warranted to the original purchaser
to be free from defects in material and workmanship to the extent and for the period and subject to the conditions specified hereunder.
b. If a defect in material or workmanship becomes evident during the Entegrity warranty period, Entegrity will repair, or at its option, replace the
component within a reasonable time, and without charge for parts and labor. Entegrity reserves the right at its sole discretion to replace defective
parts with either new or factory re-built parts, and/or to replace complete assemblies instead of individual components thereof. Component parts
replaced under this warranty shall carry only the remaining portion of the original warranty.
c. This warranty shall be for a five-year period, commencing at the completion of commissioning. For projects requiring multiple EW50 Wind
Turbine Generators and requiring a staggered delivery schedule, the warranty commencement date may be negotiable prior to completion of the
sales agreement or purchase order.
d. Entegrity may not alter coverage of the warranty during the term of the warranty.
PART II. DISCLAIMER
a. This warranty is the sole warranty that applies to the EW50 Wind Turbine Generator. Entegrity makes no other warranties either expressed or
implied other than those set forth herein. Entegrity makes no warranties of suitability of performance for a particular purpose and/or site.
PART III. LIMITATIONS OF DAMAGES
a. Entegrity shall not be liable for consequential damages or any incidental expenses resulting from any equipment or component failure except that
Entegrity will cover consequential damages to the Entegrity wind turbine system in which the improperly functioning component or part is
installed.
b. Entegrity agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Customer, its officers, officials, agents and employees, from and against any claims on account
of bodily injury, including death, and/or property damage, including loss of use thereof, arising or alleged to have arisen from the negligence of
Entegrity or others for whom Entegrity is responsible.
PART IV. EXCLUSIONS
a. This warranty shall not include: (a) repair of damage caused by misuse, abuse, or failure to maintain or operate the equipment in accordance with
the manufacturer's written instructions; (b) repair of damage caused by nuclear incident, war, invasion, hostilities, acts of foreign enemies, civil
war, rebellion, insurrection, military or usurped power or martial law or confiscation by order of any government or public authority, terrorism,
winds over 120 MPH (54 m/s), vandalism, fire, floods and other Acts of God, such as earthquakes, lightning, tornadoes, cyclones, hurricanes or,
by equipment and/or services provided by any party other than Entegrity; (c) repair of damage to equipment other than the wind system
components furnished by Entegrity; (d) upgrading of the wind system in terms of output or reliability; and (e) cosmetic refinishing which
Entegrity does not consider essential to the proper functioning of the system.
b. Additional surcharges may apply for services to installations in remote areas.
PART V. WARRANTY CLAIM PROCEDURE
a. Owners of EW50 Wind Turbine Generators that qualify under this warranty shall notify Entegrity of the equipment serial and identification
numbers and the date and nature of the suspected failure or defect. When it is determined that parts or components are to be replaced, Owner shall
return the defective parts or components prepaid to Entegrity. Entegrity will ship repaired or replacement parts or components by most economic
means to commercial depot nearest to Owner.
b. Entegrity shall be responsible for costs of the travel of personnel and the shipping of equipment for repairs covered by the warranty.
PART VII. EXTENDED WARRANTIES
a. Entegrity shall only offer EXTENDED WARRANTIES for an additional charge to customers who secure long term service and maintenance
contracts either with Entegrity or with an Entegrity AUTHORIZED RESELLER for a period equal to the length of the extended warranty.
Service and maintenance schedules will be set by Entegrity.
Attachment 2: EW50 Power Curve
EW50 Power Curve, 60hz
Wind Speed
(m/s)
Wind Speed
(mph)
Power
(kW)
2 4.5 0
3 6.7 0
4 8.9 0.5
5 11.2 2.0
6 13.4 7.0
7 15.6 14.0
8 17.9 23.0
9 20.1 32.0
10 22.4 41.0
11 24.6 47.0
12 26.8 53.0
13 29.1 60.0
14 31.3 62.0
15 33.5 63.0
16 35.8 64.0
17 38.0 65.0
18 40.2 64.0
19 42.5 63.0
20 44.7 62.0
21 46.9 61.9