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Unaudited selected quarterly financial data | 12 Months Ended
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Unaudited selected quarterly financial data |
Unaudited selected quarterly financial data | 23. Unaudited selected quarterly financial data Unaudited selected quarterly financial data are as follows:
|  | Quarter Ended |
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|  | 2012 |
(In thousands, except per share data) |  | December 31, |  | September 30, |  | June 30, |  | March 31, |
Project revenue |  | $ | 113,952 |  | $ | 106,305 |  | $ | 101,421 |  | $ | 118,699 |
Project income (loss) |  |  | (6,078 | ) |  | 18,646 |  |  | (7,515 | ) |  | (36,961 | )
Loss from continuing operations |  |  | (20,052 | ) |  | (24,589 | ) |  | (21,375 | ) |  | (50,763 | )
Income (loss) from discontinued operations |  |  | (34,515 | ) |  | 20,106 |  |  | 19,319 |  |  | 11,549 |
Net loss attributable to Atlantic Power Corporation |  |  | (57,952 | ) |  | (7,446 | ) |  | (5,086 | ) |  | (42,292 | )
Loss per share from continuing operations attributable to Atlantic Power Corporation |  | $ | (0.20 | ) | $ | (0.23 | ) | $ | (0.21 | ) | $ | (0.47 | )
Earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations |  |  | (0.29 | ) |  | 0.17 |  |  | 0.17 |  |  | 0.10 |
Loss per share attributable to Atlantic Power Corporation |  | $ | (0.49 | ) | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.37 | )
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding—basic |  |  | 119,372 |  |  | 119,011 |  |  | 113,682 |  |  | 113,578 |
Diluted loss per share from continuing operations attributable to Atlantic Power Corporation |  | $ | (0.20 | ) | $ | (0.23 | ) | $ | (0.21 | ) | $ | (0.47 | )
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations |  |  | (0.29 | ) |  | 0.17 |  |  | 0.17 |  |  | 0.10 |
Diluted loss per share attributable to Atlantic Power Corporation |  | $ | (0.49 | ) | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.37 | )
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding—diluted(1) |  |  | 119,372 |  |  | 119,011 |  |  | 113,682 |  |  | 113,578 |
(1) The calculation excludes potentially dilutive shares from convertible debentures because their impact would be anti-dilutive.
|  | Quarter Ended |
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|  | 2011 |
(In thousands, except per share data) |  | December 31, |  | September 30, |  | June 30, |  | March 31, |
Project revenue |  | $ | 79,158 |  | $ | 5,035 |  | $ | 5,107 |  | $ | 4,595 |
Project income (loss) |  |  | 1,795 |  |  | (6,991 | ) |  | (1,573 | ) |  | 1,326 |
Loss from continuing operations |  |  | (25,903 | ) |  | (38,420 | ) |  | (613 | ) |  | (6,882 | )
Income (loss) from discontinued operations |  |  | (811 | ) |  | 10,442 |  |  | 13,682 |  |  | 12,864 |
Net income (loss) attributable to Atlantic Power Corporation |  |  | (29,830 | ) |  | (27,900 | ) |  | 13,186 |  |  | 6,136 |
Loss per share from continuing operations attributable to Atlantic Power Corporation |  | $ | (0.25 | ) | $ | (0.56 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.10 | )
Earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations |  |  | (0.01 | ) |  | 0.16 |  |  | 0.20 |  |  | 0.19 |
Loss per share attributable to Atlantic Power Corporation |  | $ | (0.26 | ) | $ | (0.40 | ) | $ | 0.19 |  | $ | 0.09 |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding—basic |  |  | 113,088 |  |  | 68,910 |  |  | 68,573 |  |  | 67,654 |
Diluted loss per share from continuing operations attributable to Atlantic Power Corporation |  | $ | (0.25 | ) | $ | (0.56 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.10 | )
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations |  |  | (0.01 | ) |  | 0.16 |  |  | 0.19 |  |  | 0.19 |
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Atlantic Power Corporation |  | $ | (0.26 | ) | $ | (0.40 | ) | $ | 0.18 |  | $ | 0.09 |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding—diluted(1) |  |  | 113,088 |  |  | 68,910 |  |  | 82,939 |  |  | 82,980 |
(1) The calculation excludes potentially dilutive shares from convertible debentures because their impact would be anti-dilutive.

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