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 ^*

BROWN STEPHEN RUSSELL

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 6/16/2014

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Arista Power, Inc. [OTCBB:ASPW]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O ARISTA POWER, INC., 1999 MT. READ BOULEVARD

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

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Acting Chief Financial Officer /

(Street)

ROCHESTER, NY 14615

(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	50000 ⁽¹⁾	D

*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)
Option to Purchase Common Stock	⁽²⁾	6/16/2024	Common Stock	350000	$.20	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Grant of restricted stock with 10,000 shares vesting immediately and 40,000 shares vesting on December 14, 2014.
( 2)	This option becomes exercisable in the following installments: (a) 50,000 options immediately; (b) 75,000 options upon being named Chief Financial Officer of Arista Power, Inc.; (c) 50,000 options on each of December 16, 2014, June 16, 2015, December 16, 2015 and June 16, 2016; (d) 25,000 options on December 16, 2016; provided, however, that all such options shall vest upon Arista Power, Inc. (i) closing an equity funding in an amount of no less than $3 million, (ii) establishing a line of credit for the financing of its products in an amount of no less than $3 million, or (iii) the investment in Arista Power, Inc. by a strategic investor in an amount of no less than $1 million.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BROWN STEPHEN RUSSELL C/O ARISTA POWER, INC. 1999 MT. READ BOULEVARD ROCHESTER, NY 14615			Acting Chief Financial Officer

Signatures
/s/ Stephen Russell Brown		6/18/2014
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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