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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-10-001667
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100114

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BROADWIND ENERGY, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001120370
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NONFERROUS FOUNDRIES (CASTINGS) [3360]
		IRS NUMBER:				880409160
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		47 E. CHICAGO AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 332
		CITY:			NAPERVILLE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60540
		BUSINESS PHONE:		630-637-0315

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		47 E. CHICAGO AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 332
		CITY:			NAPERVILLE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60540

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TOWER TECH HOLDINGS INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20060210

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BLACKFOOT ENTERPRISES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000726
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<p style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">VIA
EDGAR SUBMISSION AND FEDERAL EXPRESS</font></p>

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<p style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Securities
and Exchange Commission</font></p>

<p style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mail
Stop 4631</font></p>

<p style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Washington,
D.C.&#160; 20549</font></p>

<p style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Attention:&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Dieter King</font></p>

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  No.&nbsp;4 and Amendment No.&nbsp;5 to Registration Statement on
  Form&nbsp;S-1</font></b></p>
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  <p style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Filed
  January&nbsp;5, 2010 and January&nbsp;6, 2010</font></b></p>
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  File No.&nbsp;333-162790</font></b></p>
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<p style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ladies
and Gentlemen:</font></p>

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<p style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On behalf of Broadwind Energy,&nbsp;Inc. (&#147;<u>Broadwind</u>&#148;
or the &#147;<u>Company</u>&#148;), we are writing in response to </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the comment letter, dated January&nbsp;11, 2010 (the &#147;<u>Comment Letter</u>&#148;),
of the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the &#147;<u>Staff</u>&#148;) </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">with respect to
Amendment No.&nbsp;4 and Amendment No.&nbsp;5 to the Company&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1, Registration No.&nbsp;333-162790, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<u>SEC</u>&#148;) on January&nbsp;5, 2010
and January&nbsp;6, 2010, respectively, (as so amended, the &#147;<u>Registration
Statement</u>&#148;).&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Concurrently herewith, the Company has filed Amendment No.&nbsp;6 to the
Registration Statement (&#147;<u>Amendment No.&nbsp;6</u>&#148;) incorporating the
revisions described herein.&#160; For your
convenience, four (4)&nbsp;courtesy copies of this letter and Amendment No.&nbsp;6,
which have been marked to show the changes from Amendment No.&nbsp;5 to the
Registration Statement as filed on January&nbsp;5, 2010, are also being
delivered to </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Dieter King</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>

<p style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For the
convenience of the Staff&#146;s review, we have set forth the comments contained in
the Comment Letter in italics followed by the responses of the Company.&#160; Page&nbsp;numbers and other similar references
used in the Company&#146;s responses refer to Amendment No.&nbsp;6.</font></p>

<p style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">* * * *</font></p>

<p style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-decoration:underline;"><b><i><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Amendment No.&nbsp;4 to
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 Filed January&nbsp;5, 2010</font></u></i></b></p>

<p style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-decoration:underline;"><b><i><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit&nbsp;5. 1</font></u></i></b></p>

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<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">1.</font></i></b><b><i><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></i></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">We note the reference and
limitation to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware in the
penultimate paragraph of counsel&#146;s opinion.&#160;
Please have counsel revise the opinion to reflect that the reference and
limitation to the Delaware General Corporation Law includes the statutory
provisions and reported judicial decisions interpreting these laws.</font></i></b></h1>

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<p align="center" style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Sidley Austin LLP is a
limited liability partnership practicing in affiliation with other Sidley
Austin partnerships</font></p>

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<p style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Response:</font></b></p>

<p style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Per our discussions with the Staff, we hereby confirm for the Staff our
understanding that the reference to Delaware General Corporation Law in our
legal opinion includes the statutory provisions as well as the applicable
provisions of the Delaware Constitution and reported judicial decisions
interpreting these laws.</font></p>

<p style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-decoration:underline;"><b><i><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Amendment No.&nbsp;5 to
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 Filed January&nbsp;6, 2010</font></u></i></b></p>

<p style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-decoration:underline;"><b><i><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">General</font></u></i></b></p>

<p style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">2.</font></i></b><b><i><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></i></b><b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Please revise your
disclosure to provide executive compensation information for the fiscal year
ended December&nbsp;31, 2009.&#160; Please
refer to Item 11(l)&nbsp;of Form&nbsp;S-1 and Item 402 of Regulation S-K.</font></i></b></h1>

<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h1>

<p style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Response:</font></b></p>

<p style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company has provided its executive
compensation information for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2009, to
the extent such information is determinable as of the date hereof, in the
Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on January&nbsp;14, 2010.&#160; This 8-K has been incorporated by reference
into Amendment No.&nbsp;6.</font></p>

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<p style="layout-grid-mode:both;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:10.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Thank you for your prompt attention to the
Company&#146;s responses.&#160; If you wish to
discuss the Registration Statement being submitted herewith at any time, or if
there is anything we can do to facilitate the Staff&#146;s processing of this
filing, please feel free to contact me at (312) 853-4348.</font></p>

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