Exhibit 17.1 December 20, 2007 Suncrest Global Energy Corp. 3353 South Main Street, #584 Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 Attn: Board of Directors Beacon Enterprise Solutions Group, Inc. 124 North First Street Louisville, Kentucky 40202 Attention: Bruce Widener, Chief Executive Officer To Whom It May Concern: Effective immediately, I hereby resign from the following positions and offices: (i) Chief Executive Officer and President of Suncrest Global Energy Corp. (the "Corporation"); (ii) Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Corporation; and (iii) except as set forth below, any other positions or offices I hold with the Corporation. Effective ten (10) days after the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission and dissemination to the shareholders of the Form 14F-1 describing the change of control of the Corporation's Board of Directors. Sincerely, /s/ John W. Peters John W. Peters