- Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Rapisarda Paul Howard

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 7/22/2010

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

ATLANTIC POWER CORP [AT]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O ATLANTIC POWER CORPORATION, 200 CLARENDON ST., FLOOR 25

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Managing Director, Asset Manag /

(Street)

BOSTON, MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Share	15049	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Notional Unit	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Common Share	99128	⁽²⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	The notional units vest under the terms of the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan over a maximum of three years.
( 2)	Each notional unit represents a contingent right to receive one common share (by election of the undersigned), one-third in cash and the remainder in common shares, or, at the discretion of the board of directors of the issuer, cash only.

Remarks:
Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Rapisarda Paul Howard C/O ATLANTIC POWER CORPORATION 200 CLARENDON ST., FLOOR 25 BOSTON, MA 02116			Managing Director, Asset Manag

Signatures
/s/ Patrick J. Welch, attorney-in-fact		7/23/2010
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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