Mariah Power, Designer and Manufacturer of the Windspire

About Mariah Power

Mariah Power provides low-cost, highly aesthetic, noise-free wind power appliances for use with commercial, residential and government buildings. The company’s patented technology maximizes energy conversion from wind into electric power, regardless of changing wind speed and direction. Mariah Power’s flagship product Windspire®, a 2000 kWh vertical axis wind turbine, was released in June of 2008. The product line is being expanded to include larger size units, low-wind versions, and off-grid solutions. Mariah Power is based in Reno, Nevada and currently has 18 employees and is growing rapidly. Mariah Power is a privately held corporation, funded by VC’s and other private investors.

• Mariah Power values a culture of:
  • Excellence - striving to be the best at what we do.
  • Passion for our products and for the work we do every day.
  • Openness, in which all employees are free to speak their mind.
  • Professionalism, in which all employees treat each other and all customers and business associates with respect.
  • Initiative, in which everybody is expected to evaluate company needs, prioritize, and take action.
  • Action, in which “to-do’s” get done in a timely manner, and help is requested in advance if needed.
  • Accountability, in which people are accountable for the commitments they make.
  • Collaboration, in which people work together as needed, without barriers, politics, or destructive attitudes.
  • Understanding, of clarifying and articulating needs, and helping each other out.
  • Honesty, both integrity in how we operate, and honesty with ourselves.
  • Value, in which we value our people, our customers, our business relationships, and our work.

Careers

Mariah Power is growing rapidly, and we are always on the lookout for people who are smart, enthusiastic, and passionate about their work and the company’s mission, who are not afraid to speak their minds, and who have a good sense of humor. We offer our employees a competitive base salary, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. For a chance to make a difference, candidates are encouraged to visit www.mariahpower.jobs. for more information.

Our History

Founded in 2005 in Reno, Nevada, Mariah Power was established to develop innovative and proprietary new technology that introduces a new standard for style and function to the small wind industry. Founded on the passion and commitment of two inventors and Mike Hess, a successful entrepreneur and current CEO of Mariah Power, Mariah Power set to work on a new kind of wind turbine. Today, the company is continuing to evolve its product line, focusing on low-cost energy alternative solutions that are smart, noise-free and renewable. The company’s first wind power appliance, Windspire® wind turbine, was launched on June 2, 2008. Mariah Power currently has 17 employees and is growing rapidly.

A key motivator for Hess and his team was the need for a wind product that would be accessible to the masses – affordable, attractive and easily installed. After much research into the challenges and opportunities in this emerging market, the engineering team developed Windspire®, an environmentally friendly, propeller-free vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT). The Windspire wind turbine embraces a different approach that avoids some of the pitfalls of traditional propeller turbines, including noise, aesthetic limitations, and challenging zoning restrictions. Unlike a propeller-based system, Windspire wind turbine features a uniquely narrow, sleek design that harnesses power from the wind by spinning smoothly on its own center pole. The tips of Windspire airfoils move at only a quarter the speed of the tips of propeller blades, allowing it to operate in silence. Using patented technology in its generator, the Windspire wind turbine maximizes energy conversion from wind into electric power, regardless of changing wind speed and direction.

In December 2008, Mariah Power signed a contract for its first high volume manufacturing site in partnership with MasTech Manufacturing of Manistee, Michigan. MasTech is a manufacturing and material handling specialist and was able to retrofit a former auto parts factory to accommodate manufacturing for the Windspire wind turbine. The plant begins production in April of 2009. In January, a Windspire wind turbine was prominent at President Obama’s Inauguration festivities on Capitol Hill and was also on display in Detroit, Michigan, at the North American International Auto Show, demonstrating its uses as an electric car charging station.

It is our belief that locally produced clean energy is an idea whose time has come, and Windspire now provides an attractive and affordable wind power option for everybody.

Our Name

The company takes its name from the song "The Wind They Call Mariah":

Away out here they got a name
For rain and wind and fire
The rain is Tess, the fire Joe
And they call the wind Mariah