TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 10/02/08 -- Atlantic Power Corporation ("Atlantic Power") (TSX: ATP.UN)(TSX: ATP.DB) will release its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 on the afternoon of Wednesday, November 12, 2008. A telephone conference call hosted by Atlantic Power's management team will be held:

                        Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 10.00 am ET

The telephone numbers for the conference call are:

                           Local / International: (416) 849-2698
                         North American Toll Free: (866) 400-2270

The Conference Call will also be broadcast over Atlantic Power's website at www.atlanticpowercorporation.com. Please call or log in 10 minutes prior to the call.

Replay/Archive

The telephone numbers to listen to the conference call after it is completed (Instant Replay) are local (416) 915-1035 or toll free (866) 245-6755. Please enter the passcode 495300# when instructed. The Instant Replay will be available until midnight, November 20, 2008. The conference call will also be archived on Atlantic Power's web site.

About Atlantic Power

Atlantic Power Corporation owns interests in a diversified portfolio of 13 power generation projects and one transmission line located in major markets in the United States. Atlantic Power's objectives are to sustain and grow its cash distributions over the long term by enhancing the performance of its existing assets and by making accretive acquisitions. For more information, please visit the Corporation's website at www.atlanticpowercorporation.com.

Contacts:
Atlantic Power Corporation

        Barry Welch
        (617) 977-2700
        Email: info@atlanticpowercorporation.com

Source: Atlantic Power Corporation