Brighton Beach Generating Plant Curtailed


WINDSOR, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 8, 2011) - The Brighton Beach generating facility in Windsor, Ontario curtailed its output on Friday, February 4 for preventative maintenance based on input from one of its equipment manufacturers. The duration has not been determined but is currently under review.

Brighton Beach Power is an equal partnership between ATCO Power and Ontario Power Generation.

Ontario Power Generation Inc. is an Ontario-based electricity generation company whose principal business is the generation and sale of electricity in Ontario. Our focus is on the efficient production and sale of electricity from our generation assets, while operating in a safe, open and environmentally responsible manner.

ATCO Power, part of the ATCO Group, is a developer, construction manager, owner and operator of technologically advanced and environmentally progressive independent power generation plants. ATCO Power operates power plants in Canada and the United Kingdom with a combined capacity of approximately 4,700 MW. More information can be found at www.atcopower.com.

ATCO Group, with more than 7,500 employees and assets of approximately $10 billion, delivers service excellence and innovative business solutions worldwide with leading companies engaged in Utilities (pipelines, natural gas and electricity transmission and distribution), Energy (power generation, natural gas gathering, processing, storage and liquids extraction), Structures & Logistics (manufacturing, logistics and noise abatement) and Technologies (business systems solutions). Full details can be found at www.atco.com.

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Contact Information: ATCO Power
John Ell
President
(403) 828-3837