Calpine

United States
Awendaw, South Carolina, United States, 77002

Company profile

Calpine company profile

Calpine is a power company that generates electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources. Their fleet of 84 power plants in operation or under construction represents more than 27,000 megawatts of generation capacity. Through wholesale power operations and their retail business, Champion Energy, they serve customers in 21 states and Canada. They specialize in developing, constructing, owning, and operating natural gas-fired and renewable geothermal power plants that use advanced technologies to generate power in a low-carbon and environmentally responsible manner. Their clean, efficient, modern, and flexible fleet is uniquely positioned to benefit from the secular trends affecting their industry, including the abundant and affordable supply of clean natural gas, stricter environmental regulation, aging power generation infrastructure, and the increasing need for dispatchable power plants to successfully integrate intermittent renewables into the grid.

Business identity

Contact email
[email protected]
Phone number
713.830.2000
Operating status
Active
Company type
For Profit
Employee range
1,001-5,000 employees
Revenue range
$10M+
Founded
1984-01-01, Year

Headquarters

Postal code
77002
Country code
US
Continent
North America

Capital profile

Funding and company signals

Funding stage
M And A
Funding rounds
4
Last funding
Debt Financing / $278M / 2025-10-14
Last equity funding
Private Equity
Investors
3
Lead investors
1
Founders
1
Articles
294
Exited on
2008-02-07

Founders and investors

Founders

Peter Cartwright

Lead investors

Texas Energy Fund

Investors

Access IndustriesCPP InvestmentsTexas Energy Fund