Atura Power
Atura Power operates Ontario's largest combined-cycle gas turbine fleet (2,842 MW) as a subsidiary of Ontario Power Generation, providing 100% IESO-contracted dispatchable electricity, plus green hydrogen and grid-scale battery storage to industrial and grid customers.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2019
- HeadquartersOakville, Canada
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Atura Power does
Atura Power is a regulated electricity generation and clean energy company operating Ontario's largest fleet of combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plants, totaling 2,842 MW of dispatchable capacity across four stations: Brighton Beach (607 MW), Halton Hills (711 MW), Napanee (900 MW), and Portlands Energy Centre (624 MW). The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ontario Power Generation (OPG), a Crown corporation owned by the Province of Ontario, and operates through the legal entity Portlands Energy Centre L.P. Its technology stack combines CCGT generation using GE, Siemens, and Mitsubishi turbines with two emerging clean energy platforms: PEM electrolysis-based green hydrogen production (Niagara Hydrogen Centre, 20 MW) and grid-scale lithium-ion battery energy storage (Napanee BESS, 250 MW).
Atura Power's revenue model rests on 100% contracted electricity generation capacity with Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) under long-term capacity agreements, representing approximately 10% of Ontario's dispatchable fleet. Battery storage services are procured through IESO's Expedited Long-Term procurement process, while hydrogen is sold through direct supply agreements to industrial customers such as the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority and via blending pilots at its own gas stations. Headquartered in Oakville, Ontario with approximately 200 employees, the company has expanded from a gas-only operator into a multi-technology transition platform, with active development of additional storage (Napanee BESS Phase 2, Buffalo Ranch BESS) and hydrogen projects (Brighton Beach electrolyzer, Nanticoke feasibility study with Imperial).
Atura Power firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Atura Power
- Legal name
- Portlands Energy Centre L.P.
- Website
- https://aturapower.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2019
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Atura Power operates Ontario's largest combined-cycle gas turbine fleet (2,842 MW) as a subsidiary of Ontario Power Generation, providing 100% IESO-contracted dispatchable electricity, plus green hydrogen and grid-scale battery storage to industrial and grid customers.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Atura Power industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Electricity Generation Services
- NAICS
- Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation (221112), Electric Power Generation (22111)
- SIC
- Electric Services (4911), Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Gas-Fired Power Plant Development & IPP Ownership (Greenfield/Brownfield) (EUACABAI)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Gas-Fired Power Plant O&M and Life-Extension/Repowering Services (EUACABAJ), Gas Turbines (Industrial & Utility-Scale) (IMAHAFAA), Thermal Power Plant EPC (Gas/Coal/Oil) (EUAEAAAA)
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Where Atura Power is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Oakville
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices6 records
Markets served
Atura Power business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Electricity Generation Capacity: Atura Power's natural gas generating stations are 100% contracted with Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO). The company receives capacity payments for providing dispatchable, reliable electricity generation to meet Ontario's peak demand needs.
- Energy Storage Services: Battery energy storage systems provide grid balancing services, storing surplus baseload energy during low demand periods and distributing during peak demand. Revenue derived from IESO procurement contracts.
- Green Hydrogen Sales: Production and sale of green hydrogen to industrial customers across Ontario, including hydrogen for blending with natural gas at Atura's own generating stations, and supply to transportation and industrial sectors.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Regulated electricity generation capacity |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels5 records
Atura Power product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Atura Power operates Ontario's largest fleet of combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plants, with 2,842 MW of generating capacity across four facilities (Brighton Beach, Halton Hills, Napanee, and Portlands Energy Centre). The company also operates a 250 MW battery energy storage system (Napanee BESS) and Ontario's largest 20 MW green hydrogen production facility (Niagara Hydrogen Centre). 100% of electricity capacity is contracted with Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO); green hydrogen is supplied to industrial customers across the province.
Product overview
Atura Power operates Ontario's largest fleet of combined-cycle gas turbine generating stations (Brighton Beach, Halton Hills, Napanee, and Portlands Energy Centre) totaling approximately 2,842 MW of generating capacity. The company is expanding into clean energy technologies including hydrogen production (Niagara Hydrogen Centre - 20 MW facility) and battery energy storage (Napanee BESS - 250 MW, Buffalo Ranch BESS, Napanee BESS Phase 2). The portfolio includes natural gas power generation as a bridging technology, hydrogen production for industrial customers and blending with natural gas, and grid-scale battery storage for peak demand management.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Brighton Beach Generating Station Combined cycle gas turbine power plant located in Windsor, Ontario, providing up to 607 MW of reliable electricity using two General Electric gas turbines and a GE steam turbine. Output is contracted to Ontario's IESO.
- Halton Hills Generating Station Combined cycle gas turbine power plant in Halton Hills, Ontario along Highway 401, providing up to 711 MW of electricity using two Ontario-made Siemens gas turbines and an Alstom steam turbine. Output is contracted to Ontario's IESO.
- Napanee Generating Station The newest and largest facility in Atura Power's fleet, located on the Lake Ontario shore in Napanee, Ontario. This 900 MW combined cycle gas turbine plant uses two Mitsubishi gas turbines and a Mitsubishi steam turbine. Output is contracted to Ontario's IESO.
- Portlands Energy Centre Combined cycle gas turbine generating station in Toronto's Port Lands, providing up to 624 MW of electricity using two GE gas turbines and an Alstom steam turbine. Output is contracted to Ontario's IESO.
- Niagara Hydrogen Centre Ontario's largest 20 MW green hydrogen production facility at Niagara Falls, using a Cummins PEM electrolysis system to produce clean green hydrogen from surplus clean electricity at Sir Adam Beck. Hydrogen is supplied to industrial customers across southern Ontario.
- Napanee BESS Battery Energy Storage System on the north shore of Lake Ontario, supplying Ontario's grid with 250 MW of electricity for up to four hours. Developed as a joint venture between Atura Power and Ameresco Canada; contracted with IESO.
- Napanee BESS Phase 2 Second phase expansion of the Napanee Battery Energy Storage System project, part of Atura Power's grid-scale battery storage portfolio across Ontario.
- Buffalo Ranch BESS Battery energy storage project in Atura Power's portfolio of grid-scale energy storage projects across Ontario.
- Halton Hills Hydrogen Blending Pilot project at Halton Hills Generating Station blending up to 15% low-carbon hydrogen with natural gas to reduce carbon emissions from gas-fired electricity generation.
Quantifiable outcome
- Modern gas turbines emit up to 60% less carbon and fewer air pollutants compared to other fossil fuels
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Companies that use Atura Power
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Atura Power technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
Atura Power partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Nine partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, core and minor.
- Six Nations GroupstrategicAtura Power is represented in Ontario's Long-Term 2 Capacity Window 1 procurement through partnerships with Indigenous groups including Six Nations Group, with all selected projects featuring 50% Indigenous equity ownership.
- Ameresco CanadacoreAtura Power and Ameresco Canada formed a joint venture to develop, own, and operate the 250 MW Napanee Battery Energy Storage System. Ameresco, a leading cleantech integrator and renewable energy developer, provides project execution expertise.
- Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA)strategicAtura Power signed MOU with HOPA to supply green hydrogen produced at the Niagara Hydrogen Centre. HOPA, one of 17 Canadian port authorities and largest on the Great Lakes, will use hydrogen to decarbonize port operations and serve industrial customers.
- Cummins Inc.coreAtura Power selected Cummins Inc. to design and manufacture the 20 MW PEM electrolyzer system for the Niagara Hydrogen Centre. Cummins' proton exchange membrane electrolysis system is manufactured at their Mississauga, Ontario facility and serves as the centrepiece of Atura Power's flagship green hydrogen facility.
- CEM EngineeringcoreCEM Engineering of St. Catharines, Ontario selected as owner's engineer for the Niagara Hydrogen Centre. CEM is responsible for completing detailed design, advancing project permitting, and supporting technical selection of key equipment and technology.
- Sacré-Davey EngineeringcoreSacré-Davey Engineering of North Vancouver, BC (in joint venture with CEM) selected as engineering partner for the Niagara Hydrogen Centre. Brings 35 years of hydrogen and green energy expertise to the project.
- ImperialminorAtura Power signed agreement with Imperial to study potential hydrogen production in Nanticoke, Ontario. Study evaluates commercial and technical aspects of developing a hydrogen facility to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the area's industrial sector.
- Plains All AmericanstrategicAtura Power and Plains All American signed MOU to conduct feasibility and FEED studies for low-carbon hydrogen production near Brighton Beach Generating Station and subsurface hydrogen storage at Plains' Windsor salt cavern facility. Partnership explores production and storage solutions.
- Ontario Power Generation (OPG)coreAtura Power is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ontario Power Generation, registered in October 2019. OPG is owned by the people of Ontario and Atura Power operates as its brand for gas-fired power generation assets.
Scale indicators9 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Atura Power competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- TransAlta Corporation: Canadian independent power producer with a substantial natural gas and renewables portfolio across multiple provinces. Closely comparable to Atura in business model (merchant + contracted generation, IPP structure) and technology mix (CCGT plus wind/solar/hydro), though geographically diversified beyond Ontario.
- Capital Power Corporation: Edmonton-headquartered IPP with significant natural gas generation assets and a growing renewables footprint in North America. Highly comparable operating model to Atura, including CCGT technology and contracted generation revenue, though with broader geographic exposure.
- Northland Power: Ontario-based developer and operator of renewable and natural gas power facilities. Direct peer given its Ontario presence and mixed thermal/renewable generation portfolio, though more weighted toward offshore wind and renewables than Atura's gas-led mix.
Broad incumbents
- Ontario Power Generation (OPG): Parent company and broader incumbent generator in Ontario with nuclear, hydro, and renewable assets. Comparable in operating jurisdiction and provincial-policy alignment, but significantly larger scale and different primary technology mix (nuclear/hydro dominant).
- Bruce Power: Operator of the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station, supplying baseload power to IESO. Comparable as a major Ontario contracted generator, but focused exclusively on nuclear rather than the dispatchable gas / BESS / hydrogen platform Atura operates.
- Hydro One: Ontario's primary electricity transmission and distribution utility. Operates in the same regulatory ecosystem as Atura (IESO/Ontario Energy Board) but focused on grid delivery rather than generation.
- Enbridge Inc. Major North American energy infrastructure company with Ontario gas distribution and renewable investments. Comparable as a large Ontario energy infrastructure operator and potential hydrogen value-chain partner/customer, though core business is pipelines and utilities rather than generation.
- Air Products and Chemicals: Global industrial gases and hydrogen producer with significant Canadian operations. Comparable in the hydrogen value chain that Atura is entering, though at much larger scale and with industrial-gas market focus rather than green power generation.
Emerging players
- Hydrostor: Toronto-based developer of compressed air energy storage (CAES) and other long-duration storage. Comparable emerging player in Ontario's grid-scale storage market where Atura is building its BESS portfolio, though uses different storage technology.
- Innergex Renewable Energy: Canadian renewable energy IPP with hydro, wind, and solar assets. Comparable as a contracted Canadian IPP, though focused on renewables rather than gas-fired generation, and competing for similar IESO capacity contracts.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Atura Power social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance2 records
Atura Power financial estimates
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Atura Power leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles8 records
Atura Power funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors1 record
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Atura Power M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Atura Power
What does Atura Power do?
Atura Power operates Ontario's largest fleet of combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plants, with 2,842 MW of generating capacity across four facilities (Brighton Beach, Halton Hills, Napanee, and Portlands Energy Centre). The company also operates a 250 MW battery energy storage system (Napanee BESS) and Ontario's largest 20 MW green hydrogen production facility (Niagara Hydrogen Centre). 100% of electricity capacity is contracted with Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO); green hydrogen is supplied to industrial customers across the province.
Is Atura Power a public or private company?
Atura Power is a private company. It is classified as state government owned and is currently operating.
When was Atura Power founded?
Atura Power was founded in 2019. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Atura Power based?
Atura Power is headquartered in Oakville, Canada, in the North America region.
How does Atura Power make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Electricity Generation Capacity is the primary driver. The others are energy Storage Services and green Hydrogen Sales.
Who are Atura Power's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are TransAlta Corporation, Capital Power Corporation and Northland Power. Broad incumbents are Ontario Power Generation (OPG), Bruce Power, Hydro One, Enbridge Inc. and Air Products and Chemicals. Emerging players are Hydrostor and Innergex Renewable Energy.
Does Atura Power have an API?
No public API is recorded for Atura Power.
What industry is Atura Power in?
Atura Power's product category is Electricity Generation Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUACABAI, Gas-Fired Power Plant Development & IPP Ownership (Greenfield/Brownfield), with a secondary code of EUACABAJ, Gas-Fired Power Plant O&M and Life-Extension/Repowering Services. Its NAICS code is 221112 and its SIC code is 4911.