Wes Engineering Inc

What Wes Engineering Inc does

WES Engineering Inc. is a privately held renewable energy engineering and consulting firm founded in 2004 in Minnesota as WES Engineering LLC and reincorporated in Wisconsin as an S Corporation in 2010, headquartered in 706 South Orchard Street, Madison, WI. The company specializes in commercial-scale wind and solar project development and operations, with a workforce of approximately 20 employees and an additional operations shop in Cashton, Wisconsin. Its service portfolio spans the full project lifecycle: feasibility studies, wind resource assessment using WASP and Windfarmer software, LIDAR and SODAR measurement, FAA and county permitting, construction management, commercial-scale solar EPC, and post-commissioning operations and maintenance for wind, solar, and biodigester installations across Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois.

The firm serves a diversified set of customers in the Upper Midwest, including community wind projects (five ongoing under O&M, featuring Clipper 2.5MW and Vensys 1.5MW turbines), schools and universities, farms, healthcare systems such as Gundersen Health System, industrial buyers including SC Johnson, and municipal and government clients such as Dane County and the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency. Notable track-record metrics include nearly 20 MW of wind capacity developed since 2012, more than $7 million in grants obtained for six wind projects, and project experience ranging from 11 kW single-turbine installations to 300 MW.

Revenue is generated through professional services (engineering, consulting, feasibility, EPC) and managed O&M services including SCADA-based remote monitoring and scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. Pricing is project-based and quote-based rather than standardized, and the company is authorized as a service provider for Vensys 1.5MW and Northwind 100 direct drive turbines. WES Engineering operates as a founder-led private company with no disclosed external investors, parent entity, or institutional backing.

Name

Wes Engineering Inc

Legal name

WES Engineering, Inc.

Website

https://wesengineering.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

WES Engineering Inc. is a Madison, Wisconsin-based renewable energy engineering and consulting firm providing wind and solar project development, operations and maintenance, and commercial-scale solar EPC services to community, institutional, agricultural, healthcare, and industrial clients across the Upper Midwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Energy Engineering Services

NAICS

Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (237130), Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors (23821)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Wind Balance-of-Plant EPC (Crane Pads, Turbine Foundations, Internal Roads) (EUAEADAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transmission Interconnection & Line Works (Gen-Tie Lines, Overhead/Underground Lines) (EUAMAFAF), Electrical Contracting & Wiring (IMAFALAA)

Keywords

• Renewable energy engineering
• Wind project development
• Solar EPC services
• Wind turbine maintenance
• Wind resource modeling

Headquarters

HQ city

Madison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Consulting Services: Professional engineering services including project development, feasibility studies, permitting, wind modeling, and construction management for renewable energy projects
2. Operations and Maintenance Services: O&M services to wind, solar, and biodigester projects including scheduled maintenance, unscheduled maintenance, remote monitoring, and component procurement
3. EPC Services: Commercial-scale solar EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) services including foundation and erection construction management

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

WES Engineering provides engineering, consulting, and operations & maintenance services for renewable energy projects, with a specialization in commercial-scale wind and solar. Service lines include full-lifecycle project development (feasibility studies, permitting, turbine siting, wind modeling, construction management) and ongoing O&M for wind, solar, and biodigester installations throughout the upper Midwest. The firm also delivers commercial-scale solar EPC and wind resource assessment using LIDAR, SODAR, meteorological towers, WASP, and Windfarmer tools.

Product overview

WES Engineering Inc is a renewable energy engineering and consulting firm offering two primary service lines: Project Development Services and Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Services. Project Development encompasses the full lifecycle of renewable energy projects including wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal, featuring specialized capabilities in wind measurement and modeling (WASP, Windfarmer), turbine siting, permitting, feasibility studies, and construction management. O&M Services cover ongoing operations and maintenance for wind, solar, and biodigester installations with remote SCADA monitoring and 24/7 fault response capabilities. The company also provides solar EPC services and turbine production estimates as specialized offerings within its service portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Development Services

Quantifiable outcome

• $7 million+ in grants obtained for six wind projects
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global engineering consulting firm with a sizeable renewable energy practice; competes with WES for engineering, permitting, and owner's-engineer work on Midwest wind and solar projects.
• HDR Inc. Large employee-owned engineering consultancy with renewable energy and power delivery expertise; competes with WES on technical studies, permitting, and owner's-engineer scope for community-scale wind and solar.
• Tetra Tech: Global consulting and engineering firm with a renewable energy practice spanning wind, solar, and energy storage; provides comparable owner's-engineer and environmental services to those WES offers on community-scale projects.
• RES (Renewable Energy Systems): Global renewable energy EPC and O&M provider with deep wind and solar capabilities; competes with WES for both construction services and long-term O&M contracts across asset types and geographies.
• Burns & McDonnell: Large employee-owned engineering, construction, and consulting firm with renewable energy practice spanning wind and solar development, EPC, and interconnection - directly comparable services to WES at greater scale.
• Pattern Energy: Independent renewable energy developer/operator with utility-scale wind and solar assets; WES interacts with Pattern as a peer in Midwest wind O&M and project development.
• Mortenson Construction: Large national EPC contractor with a leading wind and solar practice; competes with WES for community and utility-scale wind/solar EPC work in the Midwest and broader U.S. market.

Direct peers

• Apex Clean Energy: Mid-market wind energy developer and operator with project development, construction, and asset management services across U.S. wind markets - directly comparable to WES's wind development and O&M offering, but at materially greater scale.
• Westwood Professional Services: Mid-sized U.S. engineering and professional services firm with renewable energy development, surveying, and O&M offerings; closest scale and service-mix comp to WES as a similarly scoped Midwestern renewable energy engineering firm.
• Merjent: Mid-sized consulting firm providing environmental permitting, owner's engineering, and compliance services to renewable energy projects - closely comparable to WES's project development and owner's-engineer work in the Midwest wind segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wes-engineering-co

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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