SAAEP is a team effort, a partnership championed by three regional economic development organizations: SouthGrow, the Alberta SouthWest Alliance, and Economic Development Lethbridge.
Partnership Representatives
Trevor Lewington, Chief Executive Officer
Economic Development Lethbridge
403-331-0022, trevor@chooselethbridge.ca
Bev Thornton, Executive Director
Alberta SouthWest Regional Alliance
403-627-3373, bev@albertasouthwest.com
Pete Lovering, Advisor
SouthGrow Regional Initiative
403-394-0615, pete.lovering@southgrow.com
Strategic Overview
Based on our available natural resources, existing expertise and established developments, the initiative focuses on three streams of renewable energy:
- Solar
- Wind
- Bio-Energy
An opportunity to explore and develop the feasibility of medium-grade heat, harvested from abandoned oil & gas wells in the region, is currently under consideration in Alberta.
Current Status
The founding partnership was renewed in 2015, and the County of Lethbridge was added as a member. The partnership is continuing to move forward with discussions and consultations with the industry to encourage further investment. We believe renewable energy to be a major driver of economic development in the South West and South Central Regions of Alberta.
