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Releases the Small Wind Installer Certification Application Ahead of the September 2010 Exam</u></span></b></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; "><br>Clifton Park, NY, May 19, 2010 -
NABCEP</div></b><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The North American Board of
Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) is pleased to announce that effective
immediately it is accepting applications to sit for the first administration of
the Small Wind Installer Certification exam. This is NABCEP's first
certification for installers of a non-solar technology. It will target</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> practitioners
who specify, install and maintain wind energy systems and equipment. In the
scope of this new credential, a small wind energy system is </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">defined as being </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">a grid connected or off-grid system with
or without batteries rated at 100 kW or less</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">.</span></div><p style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; color: black; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span></p><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: black;">Don Warfield, Chair of
NABCEP's Board, says, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: black;">"The launch of this new Small Wind Installer Certification is
another step in the right direction for NABCEP. The organization now offers a
voluntary installer certification to Solar PV, Solar Thermal and Small Wind
installers. This is a great achievement for NABCEP since these credentials
support the increased adoption of three technologies essential to the renewable
energy future of North America."</span></div><p style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; color: black; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span></p><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Mick Sagrillo, a small wind stakeholder
representative on the NABCEP Board of Directors and owner of Sagrillo Power
& Light in Wisconsin says, "Small wind has become a formidable industry in
the United States, with over $82 million in sales in 2009. The past three
years has seen the installation of 50 MW of small wind turbines in the
US. This is explosive growth, and nearly all of these systems
were installed by small company installers. Clearly, the time is right for
the NABCEP Small Wind Installer Certification."</span></div><p style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; color: black; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span></p><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ezra Auerbach, Executive Director of
NABCEP, agrees, saying; "As a credentialing organization for renewable energy
practitioners, the small wind installer certification is a natural fit within
our growing suite of professional certifications. Like all of our other
programs this one was developed with active, industry stakeholder involvement.
It is always gratifying to see competitors working side-by-side on NABCEP
committees; it points to the depth of commitment our volunteers bring to the
table."</span></div><p style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; color: black; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span></p><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The eligibility requirements to sit
for this certification exam can be found in NABCEP's new all-inclusive <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103418315265&s=16&e=001IGfREY_J3jN76jy0uJtPfA3iFPXM781eiZA53R80psGR8VSgKaATPxcfeJiwTeuyNz2ZtVQmsrvcT6F_Zluv6Vq6WqqixTLBTGaHqMEEH_bs_6LonBFNI_UrtpONKaHAIQZ1mgTq8ctGmgt0pRgZuQ==" shape="rect" target="_blank">Candidate Information
Handbook under Section 5</a>. Applications are open and the online application is
accessible from the NABCEP homepage: <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103418315265&s=16&e=001IGfREY_J3jOYehaUjPyRrjt2ScWPMJTVE9hYC8Re2gQWwBG-tCpNNkcK8Fstx0icxUR4mFVVagMfjayKVdjawxTVnp0U5u4vCJxWuXwHEAM=" shape="rect" target="_blank">www.NABCEP.org</a>.
</span></div><p style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; color: black; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span></p><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The first exam will be administered
on September 11, 2010 with applications due on July 9, 2010. NABCEP staff can
be contacted by phone and email with any questions or you can speak with us
directly at the ASES National Conference (Booth #212) and at the Small Wind
Conference and Midwest Renewable Energy Conference in June.</span></div></font></td></tr></tbody></table>
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