Calpine Corporation is a power generation company. The Company is engaged in the ownership and operation of primarily natural gas-fired and geothermal power plants in North America. The Company's segments include West (including geothermal), Texas and East (including Canada). In the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, the Company has generating units capable of burning either natural gas or fuel oil. As of December 31, 2016, the Company's portfolio consisted of two types of power generation technologies, including natural gas-fired combustion turbines, such as combined-cycle plants, and renewable geothermal conventional steam turbines. As of December 31, 2016, the Company's portfolio included 80 power plants, including one under construction, with an aggregate generation capacity of 25,908 Megawatt (MW) and 828 MW under construction. As of December 31, 2016, it had four MW of capacity from solar power generation technology at its Vineland Solar Energy Center in New Jersey.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry N/A
Sub-IndustryIndependent Power Producers & Energy Traders
SectorN/A
Phone+1-713-8302000
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Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees2,290
OptionableOptionable
Calpine (NYSE:CPN) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Calpine's stock symbol?
Calpine trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CPN."
How were Calpine's earnings last quarter?
Calpine Co. (NYSE:CPN) posted its earnings results on Friday, July, 29th. The utilities provider reported ($0.08) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.02) by $0.06. The utilities provider earned $1.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.29 billion. The company's revenue was down 19.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.09 earnings per share. View Calpine's Earnings History.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Calpine?
1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Calpine in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Calpine.
Has Calpine been receiving favorable news coverage?
News articles about CPN stock have been trending very positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Calpine earned a news sentiment score of 3.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the utilities provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.
Who are Calpine's key executives?
Calpine's management team includes the folowing people:
- Frank Cassidy, Independent Chairman of the Board (Age 70)
- John B. Hill III, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director (Age 49)
- Zamir Rauf, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President (Age 57)
- William Thaddeus Miller, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Secretary (Age 66)
- Charlie M. Gates, Executive Vice President - Power Operations (Age 65)
- W G Griggs III, Executive Vice President. Chief Commercial Officer, President - Calpine Retail (Age 46)
- Jeff Koshkin, Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer (Age 42)
- Jack A. Fusco, Director (Age 54)
- Marry Laurie Brlas, Independent Director (Age 59)
- Michael W. Hofmann, Independent Director (Age 58)
How do I buy shares of Calpine?
Shares of CPN can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Calpine's official website?
How can I contact Calpine?
Calpine's mailing address is 717 Texas St Ste 1000, HOUSTON, TX 77002, United States. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at +1-713-8302000 or via email at [email protected]
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