Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Chrystie Holmstrom,
Reagan Brown and Darren Moulds, each acting alone, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact
to:
(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer,
director and/or 10% shareholder of Alpine Summit Energy Services, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4
and 5 (including amendments thereto) in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder and any Form ID, Uniform Application for Access Codes
to File on Edgar, or Update Passphrase Form;
(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or
desirable to complete and execute any such Forms 3, 4 or 5, Form ID or Update Passphrase Form and timely
file such forms (including amendments thereto) and application with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and
(3) 	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the
opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required
by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf
of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms
and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform
any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of
any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
 might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
 ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact?s substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights
 and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company
 assuming, any of the undersigned?s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
 Exchange Act of 1934.
The undersigned agrees that each such attorney-in-fact herein may rely entirely on information
 furnished orally or in writing by the undersigned to such attorney-in-fact. The undersigned also
 agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each such attorney-in-fact against any losses,
 claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in these respects) that arise out of or are based upon
 any untrue statements or omission of necessary facts in the information provided by the undersigned
 to such attorney-in fact for purposes of executing, acknowledging, delivering or filing Forms 3, 4
 or 5 (including amendments thereto), Form ID or Update Passphrase Form and agrees to reimburse the
 Company and such attorney-in-fact for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection
 with investigating or defending against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action.
This Power of Attorney supersedes any power of attorney previously executed by the undersigned
 regarding the purposes outlined in the first paragraph hereof ("Prior Powers of Attorney"), and
 the authority of the attorneys-in-fact named in any Prior Powers of Attorney is hereby revoked.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer
required to file Forms 3, 4 or 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier (a) revoked by the undersigned
in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact or (b) superseded by a new power
 of attorney regarding the purposes outlined in the first paragraph hereof dated as of a later date.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this
 10th day of March, 2023.
/s/ James Joseph Russo
James Joseph Russo