Calpine Corporation owns and operates natural gas-fired and geothermal power plants in North America.
The company was formed in 1984 when Peter Cartwright and four of his coworkers from Guy F. Atkinson Company and the Electrowatt Corporation decided to invest together in a new company.
Calpine controls more than 27,000 MW of generating capacity through 90 primarily natural-gas fired power plants in 20 states and Canada.
The company also owns and operates 15 geothermal power plants in California which account for 40% of American geothermal energy.
Calpine trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CPN, is #338 in the Fortune 500, has 2,157 employees, and had $7.36 billion in revenue in 2013.
Calpine CorporationCalpine Corporation owns and operates natural gas-fired and geothermal power plants in North America.
The company was formed in 1984 when Peter Cartwright and four of his coworkers from Guy F. Atkinson Company and the Electrowatt Corporation decided to invest together in a new company.
Calpine controls more than 27,000 MW of generating capacity through 90 primarily natural-gas fired power plants in 20 states and Canada.
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The company also owns and operates 15 geothermal power plants in California which account for 40% of American geothermal energy.
Calpine trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CPN, is #338 in the Fortune 500, has 2,157 employees, and had $7.36 billion in revenue in 2013.
