Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners Declares Cash Distribution for Fourth Quarter of 2011

HAMILTON, BERMUDA--(Marketwire - Dec. 19, 2011) - Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners L.P. (TSX:BEP.UN) today declared a cash distribution of US$0.3375 per LP unit for the fourth quarter of 2011.

The distribution is payable by January 31, 2012 to unitholders of record on December 31, 2011. The ex-distribution date is December 28, 2011.

Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners (TSX:BEP.UN) operates one of the largest publicly-traded, pure-play renewable power platforms globally. Its primarily hydroelectric portfolio includes 170 hydropower facilities and 5 wind farms, and totals approximately 4,800 MW of installed capacity including projects under construction. Its portfolio is diversified across 67 river systems and 10 power markets in Canada, the United States and Brazil, and generates enough electricity from renewable resources to power two million homes on average each year. With a fully-contracted portfolio of high-quality assets and a significant pipeline of development projects and growth opportunities, the business is positioned to generate stable, long-term cash flows supporting regular and growing cash distributions to unitholders. For more information, please visit www.brookfieldrenewable.com.