Calpine Begins Commercial Operation of Texas Power Plant

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). Calpine Corporation (NYSE: CPN) (San Jose, California) began commercial operation of the Deer Park Energy Center located in Deer Park, Texas in Harris County (PEC 01008320).

Construction for the new plant started in September of 2001 and was completed in early August of 2003. The plant consists of two natural gas-fired 187-megawatt Seimens Westinghouse Power Corporation W501FD combustion turbine generators attached to two Nooter/Eriksen HRSG's (heat recovery steam generators) that are now operational.

In the summer of 2004, Calpine plans to add two more combustion turbines, as well as a steam turbine to convert the Deer Park Energy Center into a 4-on-1 combined-cycle power station.

The owner's engineering contract was awarded to Burns & Roe Group Incorporated. Headquartered in Oradell, New Jersey. Burns and Roe is a comprehensive engineering, construction, operations and maintenance company providing services to private and governmental clients worldwide. The firm's professional services extend from project inception to operations and maintenance.

The general construction contract was awarded to Zachry Construction Company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. Zachry Construction Company (ZCC) provides a wide array of services including construction, project development, construction management and industrial maintenance to both domestic and international customers.