ADVISORY/Calpine Corporation to Dedicate Pasadena, Texas Power Plant On Nov. 12; Dedication to Showcase `Future' of the Texas Power Industry.

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WHO:           Calpine Corporation (NYSE:CPN) -- one of the nation's
               leading independent power producers and the largest
               independent power producer in Texas. State, federal and
               local legislators, regulatory officials, Calpine
               executives.

WHAT:          Dedication/expansion ceremony for Calpine's
               240-megawatt, natural gas-fired Pasadena Power Plant in

               Pasadena, Texas.

WHEN:          11 a.m., Nov. 12.

WHERE:         955 Phillips Road, Pasadena, TX

VISUAL
OPPORTUNITIES: The technology and machinery that make Pasadena one of
               the nation's most reliable, efficient and cleanest
               power plants.

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BACKGROUND:

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and other civic leaders, the event will provide an excellent overview of the growing Texas power market and newly-deregulated power markets across the nation. Interview opportunities include government officials, representatives from the Public Utilities Commission of Texas and energy industry leaders, including Calpine President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Peter Cartwright

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. Calpine officials will also discuss plans for a $235 million expansion of the Pasadena plant which illustrates the benefits -- to customers, the economy and the environment -- made possible by energy industry deregulation Deregulation

The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry.

Notes:
Traditional areas that have been deregulated are the telephone and airline industries. .

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