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Calpine, Entergy Texas Enter 10-Year Power Purchase Agreement

^{Published on 2011-05-24 04:05:45 - Market Wire}
 

HOUSTON--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Calpine Energy Services, L.P., a subsidiary ofCalpine Corporation (NYSE:CPN), has signed a 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) to provide 485 megawatts of power from its Carville Energy Center to Entergy Services, Inc., as agent for Entergy Texas, Inc., beginning in June 2012.

"We are pleased to continue our productive relationship with Entergy"

Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C., currently purchases the electrical output of the natural gas-fired Carville Energy Center, located in St. Gabriel, Louisiana. Calpine won the new PPA through a competitive process that resulted from the 2009 Request for Proposals for Long-term Supply Side Resources issued by Entergy Services. Under the PPA, Calpine will provide Entergy Texas with a blend of baseload, intermediate and peaking capacity and energy and ancillary products.

aWe are pleased to continue our productive relationship with Entergy,a said Heather Hazen, Calpinea™s Vice President of Strategic Origination for its South Region. aThis agreement illustrates the value of natural gas-fired generation in terms of dispatch flexibility to meet our customersa™ quickly changing load needs.a

Carville Energy Center, which commenced commercial operation in June 2003, is a highly efficient cogeneration power plant. Using modern, combined-cycle technology, Carville consumes approximately 34 percent less natural gas and emits 85 percent less nitrous oxide per megawatt hour generated than the average fossil-fueled power plant in Louisiana. In addition to generating electricity, Carville provides steam for industrial processing to Cos-Mar Incorporated under a long-term contract.

Under the PPA, Entergy Texas will purchase the planta™s full output at summer-rated conditions. Entergy Texas will sell one-half of the power purchased under the PPA to Entergy Gulf States Louisiana. The PPA is conditioned on regulatory approval by the Louisiana Public Service Commission of that sale and on securing satisfactory transmission.

About Calpine

Founded in 1984, Calpine Corporation is a major U.S. power company, currently capable of delivering approximately 28,000 megawatts of clean, cost-effective, reliable and fuel-efficient power from its 92 operating plants to customers and communities in 20 U.S. states and Canada. Calpine Corporation is committed to helping meet the needs of an economy that demands more and cleaner sources of electricity. Calpine owns, leases and operates primarily low-carbon, natural gas-fired and renewable geothermal power plants. Using advanced technologies, Calpine generates power in a reliable and environmentally responsible manner for the customers and communities it serves. Please visit our website at [ www.calpine.com ] for more information.

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