Western Wind Energy to cover Windstar financial close legal costs

Each Unit is comprised of one (1) common share and one half (1/2) of one share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase one (1) additional common share for a period of two years at a price of $1.50 per share. The hold periods for the Units and the underlying securities expires on dates from October 31, 2010 to November 7, 2010.

In addition to the PP Offering, Western Wind is in the final stages of closing a corporate loan from an institutional investor for US$2 million ("Debt Offering). The loan bears interest at 10% per annum and will be come due on June 30, 2011. Western Wind will issue, subject to approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange"), an aggregate of up to 463,471 bonus shares, or such other number of shares which may be allowed under applicable Exchange policies.

Western Wind has also agreed to pay in connection with these transactions a cash finder’s fee to PI Financial Corp. ("PI") equal to 7% of the gross proceeds from the offerings and to issue 311,303 finder’s warrants entitling PI to acquire, subject to certain anti-dilution provisions set out in the Finders’ Fee Agreement, one common share at an exercise price of $1.15, for a period of 24 months from the closing date of the Offerings.

Western Wind intends to use the proceeds from the PP Offering and Debt Offering to provide retainers to cover Windstar financial close legal costs, deposits for transmission line upgrade work and road and electrical design work for the Company’s Windstar (120 MW) wind farm. A portion of the proceeds will also be used for deposits for road and electrical design and financial close legal and due diligence costs for the Kingman (Arizona) wind power project (11MW), as well as for general operations and working capital.

The offered securities will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or applicable state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements.

Western Wind is a vertically integrated renewable energy electrical production company that currently owns over 500 wind turbines with 34.5 MW of rated capacity and a further 131 MW of expansion power purchase agreements in the States of California and Arizona. Western Wind further owns additional development assets for both solar and wind energy in California, Arizona, Ontario, Canada and has a development team in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Western Wind is in the business of owning and acquiring land sites and technology for the production of electricity from wind and solar energy. Management of Western Wind includes individuals involved in the operations and ownership of utility scale wind energy facilities in California since 1981.

www.westernwindenergy.com