Calpine

Geothermal and Gas-fired energy.

Calpine Corporation is America’s largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources with robust commercial, industrial and residential retail operations in key competitive power markets. Based in Houston, TX and founded in 1984, it uses advanced technologies to generate power in an efficient, cost-effective and environmentally responsible manner. Calpine operate approximately 50 gas-powered power plants (~ 25,000MW overall) and 13 geothermal plants (~ 725 MW) which represent approximately 1/3 of the US geothermal production. The company also own the 4MW Vineland Solar Energy center in New Jersey and its two wind farms in New York state are under development. Calpine operations are found in approximately 15 US states and the company also has shared ownership of two plants near Toronto and Ottawa in Canada.

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Leadership & Staff

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Caton Fenz

• Vice President of Development (Jan '15→?)

Steven D Pruett

• Executive Vice President (May '14→?)

John M Adams

• Executive Vice President (May '14→?)

Zamir Rauf

• CFO (Jun '08→?) [+1]

• CFO

Jack A Fusco President and CEO, Calpine Corporation

• CEO (Aug '08→?) [+2]

• President (Aug '08→?)

• President & Chief Executive Officer

W Thaddeus Miller

• CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER (Aug '08→?) [+1]

• Executive Vice President (Aug '08→?)

Jim D Deidiker

• CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER (Jan '09→?) [+1]

• SVP (Jan '09→?)

Kenneth Andrew Graves

• Chief Accounting Officer (May '10→?)

Robert P May

• CEO

Thad Hill III President and CEO, Calpine Corporation

• Executive Vice President (Sep '08→?)

Owners

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Access Industries Investment firm founded in 1986 by Len Blavatnik

• Major shareholder

William J Patterson

• major shareholder

Edward H McDermott

• major shareholder

Partners I I C O Investment Partnership L P Spo

• major shareholder (Feb '08→?)

Power Partners I I L P Ls

• major shareholder (Feb '08→?)

Power Partners L P Ls

• major shareholder (Feb '08→?)

Capital L P Farrington

• major shareholder (Feb '08→?)

Asset Partners L P Luminus

• major shareholder (Feb '08→?)

Paul Segal LS Power Group, Chief Executive Officer; founded Luminus Management LLC in 2002

• major shareholder (Feb '08→?)

James T Bartlett

• major shareholder (Feb '08→?)

Board Members

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Robert A Mosbacher Jr Ninth President and CEO of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)

• Board Member (Feb '09→?)

Frank Cassidy Chief Legal Officer, Calpine Corporation

• Board Member (Feb '08→?)

W Benjamin Moreland President and CEO, Crown Castle International

• Board Member (Feb '08→?)

Robert C Hinckley

• Board Member (Feb '08→?)

Jack A Fusco President and CEO, Calpine Corporation

• Board Member (Aug '08→?)

David C Merritt Chief Legal Officer, Calpine Corporation

• Board Member

Thad Hill III President and CEO, Calpine Corporation

• Board Member

Robert P May

• Board Member (past)

William J Patterson

• Board Member (Feb '08→?)

J Stuart Ryan

• Board Member (Feb '08→?)

Donors

Margaret Mellon Hitchcock Heiress to the Gulf Oil fortune; great grandniece of former US Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon

• 1 contribution · 10 USD (Dec 18 '15)

Donations

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George E Pataki Former Governor of New York; of counsel, Chadbourne & Parke

• 2 contributions · 7,500 USD (Jul 3 '01→May 10 '02)

Eliot Spitzer Former Governor of New York

• 1 contribution · 5,000 USD (Jun 7 '07)

George Maziarz NYS Senator, 62nd District

• 5 contributions · 3,500 USD (Oct 22 '10→Jun 16 '14)

Joseph A Griffo

• 2 contributions · 1,500 USD (Jun 29 '15→Jul 3 '18)

Debra Bowen CA Secretary of State. Elected 2006.

• Donation · 1,000 USD ('00) [+1]

• Donation · 1,000 USD ('01)

David A Paterson Lobbyist, Sands Las Vegas; Governor of New York (2008-2010)

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD (Oct 31 '08)

Mark Grisanti Former NYS Senator, 60th District; appointed to Court of Claims and now serving in New York State Supreme Court

• 1 contribution · 500 USD (Mar 10 '14)

Ryan Karben Former NYS Assembly Member

• 1 contribution · 375 USD (Mar 29 '05)

John J Flanagan New York State Senate Minority Leader

• 1 contribution · 150 USD (Nov 7 '02)

Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy Fossil fuel- and finance-funded think tank at Columbia University

• Sustaining Annual Circle member ('20)

Campaign Donors

Frank Cassidy Chief Legal Officer, Calpine Corporation

• 6 contributions · 21,000 USD (May 18 '09→Aug 21 '15)

David C Merritt Chief Legal Officer, Calpine Corporation

• 14 contributions · 18,250 USD (Jun 21 '11→Jun 17 '16)

Kirk Glenn Smith Calpine Corporation

• 77 contributions · 3,850 USD (Jan 2 '15→Jul 27 '18)

Caton Fenz

• 31 contributions · 3,100 USD (Aug 14 '15→Nov 18 '16)

Michael Wolfe Director, Corporate Development - Calpine Corporation, Houston Texas

• 23 contributions · 230 USD (Jul 3 '15→Dec 29 '17)

Holdings

SkyGen Energy LLC

• Owner ('00→?)

Memberships

CCUS/Hydrogen Stakeholder Group Group started by Team PA to work on deploying false solutions

• Member

Climate Leadership Council International research and policy organization advocating effective, popular, and equitable climate solutions

• Founding Member (Feb 8 '17→?)

New England Power Generators Association Trade association of electric generating companies

• Member

Services & Transactions

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Clark & Weinstock

• Lobbying Firm · 540,000 USD ('99→'02)

Perkins Coie LLP Founded in Seattle, WA, in 1912

• Lobbying Firm · 300,000 USD ('01→'05)

Lighthouse Consulting Group LLC Government and public affairs consulting firm.

• Lobbying Firm · 240,000 USD ('99→'02)

Bob Lawrence & Assoc

• Lobbying Firm · 220,000 USD ('99→'03)

Dow Lohnes Government Strategies LLC Government Relations Firm

• Lobbying Firm · 150,000 USD ('07→'08)

Livingston Group Bob Livingston, Founder and Former Congressman from Louisana

• Lobbying Firm · 80,000 USD ('05→'06)

John E Shelk

• Hired Lobbyist · 40,000 USD ('02)

Cape Capital LLC

• Lobbying Firm · 20,000 USD ('03→'04)

KPMG LLP One of the "Big Four" US accounting firms

• Lobbying Firm · 20,000 USD ('04→'05)

Stephen Sayle senior staff member, House Committee on Science | former lobbyist

• Lobbyist

Lobbying

Council On Environmental Quality The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) coordinates Federal environmental efforts and works closely with agencies and other White House offices

• Direct Lobbying ('02→'07)

White House Office Includes multiple levels of presidential advisory boards and advisors

• Direct Lobbying ('01→'07)

Department of the Interior federal agency responsible for the management and conservation of most federal lands and natural resources

• Direct Lobbying ('01→'06)

U.S. Department of the Treasury

• Direct Lobbying ('03→'04)

US Senate upper house of the United States Congress

• Direct Lobbying ('01→'08)

Environmental Protection Agency US government agency for environmental protection created in 1970 by Pres. Nixon

• Direct Lobbying ('02→'08)

US House of Representatives lower house of the United States Congress

• Direct Lobbying ('01→'08)

Office of Management and Budget White House budget office

• Direct Lobbying ('03→'06)

United States Department of Energy U.S. government department regulating energy production and nuclear material handling

• Direct Lobbying ('01→'06)

United States Department of Agriculture

• Direct Lobbying ('02→'06)

Miscellaneous Relationships

American Business Act on Climate Pledge

• Affiliation

Types	Organization, Business, Political Fundraising Committee, Public Company
Start date	1984
Revenue	7.97 Billion
Website	http://www.calpine.com
Aliases	Calpine Corp, Calpine Corporation

Calpine

Geothermal and Gas-fired energy.

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