MXG Maxim Power Corp

Maxim Power Corp. (TSX:MXG) ("MAXIM" or the "Corporation") announced today that
it completed its previously announced acquisition of the Pittsfield Generating
Company and its 170 megawatt (MW) electric power plant in Pittsfield,
Massachusetts.


Pittsfield Generating Company and Power Plant

MAXIM acquired the Pittsfield Generating Company and its 170 MW electric power
plant in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, from affiliates of GE Energy Financial
Services, a unit of GE (NYSE: GE) for US$52.4 million. The Pittsfield facility
is contracted under a Reliability Must Run Agreement with ISO New England until
June 1, 2010. Under this agreement, the plant is available to provide power to
the regional power grid when requested by ISO-NE. Following expiration of the
Reliability Must Run Agreement, the facility will be eligible for Forward
Capacity Market Payments from the ISO-NE, as well as the sale of energy into the
day-ahead and real-time energy markets of ISO-NE.


The Pittsfield generating station is a strategic addition to MAXIM's growing
base of generating capacity in the northeast United States. MAXIM now owns 4
power plants having a total of 383 MWs of generating capacity in this region.
MAXIM expects operational synergies across the plants given the common
technology platform, which will include seven GE Frame 6 combustion turbines,
three of which are at the Pittsfield plant.


The Pittsfield generation facility is a 170 MW combined-cycle, dual-fuel (it has
the flexibility to use natural gas or fuel oil) power plant that consists of
three combustion turbine generators, three separately fired heat recovery
boilers and an extraction/condensation steam turbine generator. The project
began commercial generation September 1, 1990 and was awarded Reliability Must
Run status on July 16, 2007 retroactive to December 1, 2005. The plant has been
operated for Pittsfield Generating Company by a unit of Syracuse, NY-based
PurEnergy since October 2004, and will continue to be operated by PurEnergy's
team of locally based professionals following the completion of the sale.


About MAXIM

Based in Calgary, Alberta, MAXIM is an Independent Power Producer, which
acquires or develops, owns and operates innovative and environmentally
responsible power projects. MAXIM now owns and operates 34 power plants in
Western Canada, United States and France, having 754 MW of electric and 132 MW
of thermal generating capacity. MAXIM will continue to execute on its strategy
as an Independent Power Producer and is targeting significant growth through
acquisitions and development of power projects which utilize hydrocarbon based
fuels and renewables in the markets of Western Canada, United States and France.
MAXIM trades on the TSX under the symbol "MXG". For more information about
MAXIM, visit our website at www.maximpowercorp.com.


Statements in this release which describe MAXIM's intentions, expectations or
predictions, or which relate to matters that are not historical facts are
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks and uncertainties which may cause the actual results, performances
or achievements of MAXIM to be materially different from any future results,
performances or achievements expressed in or implied by such forward-looking
statements. MAXIM may update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether
as a result of new information, future events or changing market and business
conditions and will update such forward looking statements as required pursuant
to applicable securities laws.

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