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Jacobs Wind
Renewable energy company specializing in wind power
Jacobs Wind Electric Co. Inc. is a renewable energy company currently headquartered in the Carlson Center, Minnetonka, United States. The company was founded by Marcellus and Joseph Jacobs after their wind electric system, installed on their family's Montana Ranch in 1922, garnered local interest, leading to its expansion. Marcellus & Joe relocated the company to Minneapolis in 1931 to commence the production of enhanced wind/engine distributed energy systems, which were distributed in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and beyond North America.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Jacobs Wind Electric Co. Inc. is a renewable energy company currently headquartered in the Carlson Center, Minnetonka, United States. The company was founded by Marcellus and Joseph Jacobs after their wind electric system, installed on their family's Montana Ranch in 1922, garnered local interest, leading to its expansion.2
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- 3Wikimedia CommonsJacobs Wind photo by ENERGY.GOV, Public domain