Calpine Plans Fourth Quarter Start for First Combined Cycle Unit At Deer Park

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources Incorporated; Houston, Texas). Calpine Corporation (NYSE:CPN) (San Jose, California) is expecting a late 2002 "First Fire" for the first unit of the 1000-megawatt (MW) Deer Park Energy Center in Texas.

The new plant is being built on a 17-acre site adjacent to the Shell Chemical Complex in Deer Park, Texas. Construction began last year and Calpine expects to complete the second phase in 2003 or 2004. The energy center will utilize Siemens Westinghouse combustion turbines (CT's), Nooter-Ericksen Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSG's) and a steam turbine generator in a combined cycle cogeneration configuration to supply steam to Shell and electricity to the wholesale grid. A team of engineering firm Burns & Roe Enterprises (Oradell , New Jersey) and general contractor Zachry Construction Company Corporation (San Antonio, Texas) performed design, engineering and construction for the project.

Founded in 1984 Calpine is a leading independent power company that is dedicated to providing customers with clean, efficient, natural gas-fired power generation. It generates and markets power through plants it develops, owns and operates, in 23 states in the United States, three provinces in Canada and in the United Kingdom. Calpine is also the world's largest producer of renewable geothermal energy, and it owns approximately 1.0 trillion cubic feet equivalent of proved natural gas reserves in Canada and the United States.

Burns & Roe, founded in 1932, 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.

Zachry is a privately-held construction company, headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The company provides a wide array of services including construction, project development, construction management and industrial maintenance to both domestic and international customers. Zachry constructs and maintains power plants, steel mills, pulp and paper mills, chemical plants and refineries. Dams, reservoirs, airfields, runways, highways, wastewater treatment plants and commercial construction are also included in Zachry's portfolio.