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EDMONTON, Alberta – Capital Power Corporation (TSX: CPX) will release its first quarter, 2012 results before the market opens on April 27th, 2012. Management will host a conference call with analysts on Monday April 30th, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss first quarter financial results. The conference call dial-in numbers are:

(403) 532-5601 (Calgary)
(604) 681-8564 (Vancouver)
(416) 623-0333 (Toronto)
(855) 353-9183 (toll-free from Canada and USA)

Participant access code for the call: 21543#

A replay of the conference call will be available following the call at: (855) 201-2300 (toll-free) and entering conference reference number 770024# followed by participant code 21543#. The replay will be available until midnight on May 30, 2012.

Interested parties may also access the live webcast on the Company’s website at www.capitalpower.com with an archive of the webcast available following the conference call.

Capital Power Corporation will hold its Annual Meeting of Shareholders at 1:00 p.m. Mountain Time on Friday, April 27, 2012 at the Art Gallery of Alberta, Ledcor Theatre, Edmonton Alberta. The Annual Meeting will be broadcast via webcast from Capital Power’s website at www.capitalpower.com.

About Capital Power
Capital Power (TSX: CPX) is a growth-oriented North American power producer headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. The company develops, acquires, operates and optimizes power generation from a variety of energy sources. Capital Power owns more than 3,300 megawatts of power generation capacity at 16 facilities across North America. An additional 487 megawatts of owned wind generation capacity is under construction or in advanced development in British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario.