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b"Alberta has become Canada''s wind energy leader, in great part due to\\nelectricity deregulation. More than half of Canada\\xb9s total wind generation\\ncapacity, about 110 megawatts, is situated in southern Alberta, where there are currently twelve wind projects producing EcoLogo certified Green Energy\\xae Electricity, Green Energy\\xae Tags and Verified Emissions Reductions (CO2 offsets).\\n\\nGrowth of wind, however, has been impeded by lack of transmission line\\ninvestments, the threat of new and challenging market rules and discussions of limits to the amount of wind allowed on the grid.\\n\\nThis presentation will review the history of wind energy in Alberta and the challenges facing both the industry and the electric system as a whole. Possible solutions and the future of wind energy in the province will be discussed.\\n\\nSpeaker: Jason Edworthy, Managing Director \\xad Market Development TransAlta\\nWind, a Division of TransAlta Energy Corporation\\n\\nJason Edworthy is responsible for government relations, marketing and public relations activities as well as communications and contract development\\nwithin TransAlta Wind (formerly Vision Quest Windelectric). He has been\\ninvolved in the wind energy industry since the late 1970\\xb9s, is a charter\\nmember and past president of the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA),a former director of the Clean Air Strategic Alliance (CASA) in Alberta and a member of the Association of Power Producers of Ontario (APPrO), serving on the Subcommittee on Environment and Green Power.\\n\\nModerator: Louella Cronkhite\\n\\nLocation:\\nSven Ericksen\\xb9s Family Restaurant (lower level)\\n1715 Mayor Magrath Drive S., Lethbridge, Alberta\\n\\nTime: Noon to 1:30 p.m. \\nCost: $8.00 includes lunch"