Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Fell David W.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/21/2014

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

BROADWIND ENERGY, INC. [BWEN]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

3240 SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
General Counsel & Secretary /

(Street)

CICERO, IL 60804

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	14852 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	3637 ⁽²⁾	I	By 401(k) Plan

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Includes (i) 100 shares of restricted stock units that vest on April 29, 2014; (ii) 300 shares of restricted stock units that vest on August 5, 2014; (iii) 2,089 shares of restricted stock units that vest 1,044 shares on July 28, 2014 and 1,045 shares on July 28, 2015; (iv) 5,267 shares of restricted stock units that vest 2,633 shares on August 22, 2014 and 2,634 shares on August 22, 2015; and (v) 4,088 shares of restricted stock units that vest 2,044 shares on each of February 21, 2015 and February 21, 2016.
( 2)	Reflects the current number of shares held in Reporting Person's 401(k) plan based on a plan statement dated February 24, 2014.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Fell David W. 3240 SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE CICERO, IL 60804			General Counsel & Secretary

Signatures
David W. Fell		2/27/2014
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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