Calpine's 240 MW Santa Rosa Energy Center Nears Commercial Operation

---

Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). Calpine Corporation (NYSE: CPN) (San Jose, California) is expecting an early April or May commercial operating date for its 240 MW Santa Rosa Energy Center, once some minor issues have been resolved.

The 240 MW natural gas fired plant, located on Sterling Way in Milton, Florida, will include a GE (General Electric) PG7241 FA gas turbine, and a GE single case, axial exhaust, condensing, controlled extraction, uncontrolled induction/extraction steam turbine.

Bibb & Associates (Lenexa, Kansas), in a joint venture with Gilbert Industrial Corporation, a subsidiary of Peter Kiewit Sons' Incorporated provided detailed engineering design, procurement, startup, and testing assistance.

Calpine, founded in 1984, is an independent power company engaged in the development, acquisition, ownership and operation of power generation facilities and the sale of electricity, predominantly in the United States, but also in Canada and the United Kingdom. They are currently ranked third among FORTUNE magazine's 100 fastest-growing companies. They currently have 19,046 megawatts in operation and 9,784 megawatts in construction.