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AWEA
Member since 2006
"The
wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from or where it goes..."
words of Jesus Christ...John 3:8
Keith Broyles, co-founder of KB Energy Co was first introduced
to the wind industry in 1992 when he went to work for Kenetech as a Site Representative at the 44.4MW Foote Creek Rim wind
energy project and traveled with them across the west assisting in other wind energy development projects, mostly in Texas.
In 1995 Keith took a position at TICORA Geosciences as a Field Lab Manager/Engineering Technician for a mobile coalbed
methane laboratory, performing data collection, compilation and analysis as well as assisting on well final reporting.
This work included tireless attention to detail and data handling. Skills learned here would carry over to the wind industry,
specifically the met tower side and the data collected for wind resource assessment projects.
In 1997 Keith took
a position as the Assistant Construction Manager for SeaWest Windpower on the 44.4 MW Foote Creek Rim wind project. Supervising
the crews that were building roads, excavating foundations, laying conduit, pouring foundations and erecting towers and nacelles
for 69 Mitsubishi 600KW machines.
Due to the growing industry demand for a professional met tower installation
company, Keith and Lois founded KB Energy, LLC and has installed meteorological towers in every state west of the
Mississippi, two Canadian provinces and the Island of Grenada.
Lois Broyles is co-founder and CFO of the company.
She excels in arranging schedules and organization for the ever increasing clientele base and always changing schedule. She
also handles the accounting associated with the business and coordinates with our accounting firm to keep things running smoothly.
Lois received her Bachelors of Science degree from the University of Wyoming in 1995.
Among
all her other duties Lois helps out daily on the family ranch, assisting in the duties of ranch life and raising
purebred Arabian horses.
Keith and Lois are blessed with 3 children; Scott, Annetta and Rachel. We all affectionately
call the 000 (Three Circle) Ranch at Arlington Wyoming, our home.
Lois' family are fourth generation ranchers in the
Rock Creek Valley on a 400 cow/calf operation. Roots run deep here as does a love for the land, cattle and respect for the
environment.
The 000 Ranch boasts 66 Mitsubishi 600 KW wind turbines that are 40 meters (132') in height,
which are situated atop the now famous Foote Creek Rim. Foote Creek has one of the highest rated production capacity
factors of any wind energy facility in North America.
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