FORM 4
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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                      	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 *

Collins Jesse E. Jr.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

BROADWIND ENERGY, INC. [ BWEN ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
Executive VP and COO	
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

3240 S. CENTRAL AVENUE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

2/21/2013		
(Street)

CICERO, IL 60804
(City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned	
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)	5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)	
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price				
Common Stock  	2/21/2013  	 	A	  	37333  	A	$0  	74764   (1) (2)	D  	
 	
Common Stock  	2/21/2013  	 	A	  	18818  	A	$0  	93582   (1)	D  	
 	
Common Stock  	2/21/2013  	 	F	  	6144  	D	$3.00  	87438   (1)	D  	
 	
Common Stock  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	4104   (3)	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. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)	6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date	7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4)	8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)	
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares					
Stock Option (Right to Buy)  	$178.00  	 	 	   	  	  	  	  (4)	8/8/2018  	Common Stock  	7500  	 	7500  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (Right to Buy)  	$77.80  	 	 	   	  	  	  	  (5)	4/29/2019  	Common Stock  	2394  	 	2394  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (Right to Buy)  	$54.40  	 	 	   	  	  	  	  (6)	3/9/2020  	Common Stock  	3081  	 	3081  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (Right to Buy)  	$13.50  	 	 	   	  	  	  	  (7)	3/7/2021  	Common Stock  	9375  	 	9375  	D  	
 	
Stock Option (Right to Buy)  	$3.40  	 	 	   	  	  	  	  (8)	5/4/2022  	Common Stock  	21603  	 	21603  	D  	

Explanation of Responses:	
(  1) 	Includes (i) 500 shares of restricted stock units that vest on 10/17/13; (ii) 287 shares of restricted stock units that vest on 4/29/13; (iii) 820 shares of restricted stock units that vest in 410 share increments on each of 3/9/13 and 3/9/14; (iv) 2,000 shares of restricted stock units that vest in 1,000 share increments on each of 9/9/13 and 9/9/14; (v) 5,546 shares of restricted stock units that vest ratably in three increments on each of 3/7/13, 3/7/14 and 3/7/15; (vi) 21,603 shares of restricted stock units that vest 5,400 shares on 5/4/13 and in 5,401 share increments on each of 5/4/14, 5/4/15 and 5/4/16 and (vii) 37,333 shares of restricted stock units that vest 12,444 shares on each of 2/21/14 and 2/21/15 and 12,445 shares on 2/21/16.	
(  2) 	This number was increased by one share pursuant to a rounding calculation to the unvested March 7 restricted stock units.	
(  3) 	Reflects the current number of shares held in Reporting Person's 401(k) plan based on a plan statement dated February 22, 2013.	
(  4) 	1,500 shares vest on each of 8/8/09, 8/8/10, 8/8/11, 8/8/12 and 8/8/13.	
(  5) 	598 shares vest on each of 4/29/10 and 4/29/11 and 599 shares vest on 4/29/12 and 4/29/13.	
(  6) 	771 shares vest on 3/9/11 and 770 shares vest on 3/9/12, 3/9/13 and 3/9/14.	
(  7) 	2,343 shares vest on 3/7/12 and 2,344 shares vest on 3/7/13, 3/7/14 and 3/7/15.	
(  8) 	5,400 shares vest on 5/4/13 and 5,401shares vest on 5/4/14, 5/4/15 and 5/4/16.	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
Collins Jesse E. Jr.
3240 S. CENTRAL AVENUE
CICERO, IL 60804			Executive VP and COO		

Signatures		
/s/ Jesse E. Collins, Jr.		2/25/2013	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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