Message-ID: <16764580.1075854995057.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 09:18:30 -0700 (PDT) From: glen.hass@enron.com To: michelle.lokay@enron.com Subject: Calpine Plant Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Hass, Glen X-To: Lokay, Michelle X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \MLOKAY (Non-Privileged)\Articles X-Origin: Lokay-M X-FileName: MLOKAY (Non-Privileged).pst Did you see the following in the Gas Daily today? Calif. approves Calpine plant The California Energy Commission on Monday gave the final go-ahead for Calpine to begin con-struction on its 600-MW, natural gas-fired Metcalf Energy Center in San Jose, the company said. The approval follows a two-and-a-half year battle against local interests opposed to the proj-ect, which will be located in power-hungry Silicon Valley. Calpine is partnering with Bechtel Enter-prises to build the plant. The initial tide of local opposition was finally turned by widespread support for the proposed facility from state energy agencies, Gov. Gray Davis and environmental groups. San Jose's city council had initially refused to give zoning approval for the facility but changed tack after the groundswell of statewide support and the seriousness of the state's energy shortage became apparent. "We have always believed this is an ideal location for a plant, in a region without its own local source of significant power generation," Ken Abreu, general manager for joint development for the companies, said in a statement. Calpine and Bechtel will begin construction next month, with the start of commercial opera-tions set for the second half of 2003.