CPN Calpine Corp.

EBITDA, as Adjusted (d) for the Quarter Up 19% Over Last Year SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Calpine Corporation (NYSE:CPN) reported financial and operating results for the three and nine months ended Sept. 30, 2005. A conference call, set for 8:30 a.m. Pacific Standard Time today, will be accompanied by a comprehensive presentation of the third quarter results. The presentation will be posted on Calpine's investor relations page at http://www.calpine.com/ prior to the conference call. The financial results presented herein are preliminary, and, in particular, it is possible that Calpine could make adjustments to the income tax provisions before the company files its Form 10-Q for the period ending Sept. 30, 2005. Although on-peak market spark spreads increased during the third quarter, financial results for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2005 were significantly impacted by a number of non-operating and other items. Noteworthy items impacting the quarter included the following: Third Quarter (unaudited) 2005 2004 Net Earnings (Loss) per Share $(0.45) $0.32 Less Discontinued Operations 0.06 0.25 Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations (0.51) 0.07 Calpine Construction Finance Company (CCFC) Non-Cash Tax Reserve 0.30 -- Non-Cash Foreign Exchange Transaction Costs 0.06 0.04 Long-Term Service Agreement Cancellation Costs -- 0.01 Equipment Cancellation Costs -- 0.01 Deferred Financing Cost Writeoff -- 0.01 (Gains) on Purchases of Debt (0.02) (0.23) Loss from Continuing Operations After Other Items $(0.17) $(0.09) Third Quarter (unaudited) 2005 2004 Megawatt-hours Generated (millions) (a) 28.7 26.6 Megawatts in Operation at Sept. 30 (a) 26,459 24,516 Revenue (millions) (a) $3,281.6 $2,411.7 Net Income (Loss) (millions) (b) $(216.7) $141.1 Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share $(0.45) $0.32 Operating Cash Flow (millions) $(168.7) $217.9 EBITDA, as adjusted (millions) (c) $656.2 $716.5 EBITDA, as adjusted for non-cash and other charges (millions) (d) $516.4 $433.3 Total Assets (billions) $27.1 $28.4 (a) From continuing operations. (b) Net loss for the third quarter 2005 includes a number of significant non-cash adjustments as described below. (c) Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization, as adjusted; see attached Supplemental Data for reconciliation from net income. (d) See Supplemental Data for reconciliation from EBITDA, as adjusted. Commenting on third quarter results, Peter Cartwright, Calpine chairman, president and chief executive officer, said, "During the third quarter, on-peak market spark spreads were strong. However, off-peak market spark spreads remained weak, impacting what was otherwise an improving quarter. "U.S. consumption for electricity was up 8.2% from third quarter 2004 levels. And demand in the quarter increased dramatically in certain markets -- ERCOT, up 5.9%, the Southeast, up 9.1% and New England, up 7.5%. Reflecting improving on-peak market conditions during the quarter, Calpine's on-peak, baseload operating capacity factor increased to 67.3% from 66.1% last year. However, our around-the-clock, baseload capacity factor was slightly down as a result of lower production during off-peak hours. "Calpine continues to advance its strategic initiative to enhance our financial strength. Since launching this program in May 2005, we have completed more than $2 billion in asset sales. And we've lowered total debt by approximately $1.1 billion to $17.2 billion at the end of the third quarter, excluding new construction financing increases of $0.2 billion. Calpine remains focused on improving its financial and operating results in the growing North American power market." 2005 Third Quarter Financial Results For the three months ended Sept. 30, 2005, Calpine reported revenue of $3.3 billion, representing an increase of 36% over the same period in the prior year due to a 28% increase in average realized power prices and additional generation. Including the discontinued operations discussed below, Calpine recorded a net loss per share of $0.45, or a net loss of $216.7 million, compared to net income per share of $0.32, or net income of $141.1 million, for the same quarter in the prior year. For the three months ended Sept. 30, 2005, Calpine's average capacity in operation for consolidated projects in continuing operations increased by 7.8% over the same period in the prior year, to 26,126 megawatts. Generation volume was up 7.9% from the prior year as the company generated approximately 28.7 million megawatt-hours, which equated to an around-the-clock, baseload capacity factor of 54.0%, and realized an average spark spread of $20.74 per megawatt-hour. For the same period in 2004, Calpine generated 26.6 million megawatt-hours, which equated to an around-the-clock, baseload capacity factor of 55.4%, and realized an average spark spread of $21.15 per megawatt-hour. Gross profit increased by $12.7 million to $239.1 million in the three months ended Sept. 30, 2005, compared to the same period in the prior year, as total spark spread of $595.3 million increased by $32.7 million from the prior period. Total spark spread did not increase in line with the increases in plant operating expense, depreciation, other cost of revenue items and interest expense. During the three months ended Sept. 30, 2005, financial results were positively impacted by $15.5 million of income recorded from repurchase of various issuances of debt. This was lower by $151.6 million than the income recorded from repurchase of various issuances of debt in the comparable period in 2004. Costs to cancel equipment orders and long-term service agreements totaled $1.3 million in 2005, compared to $11.8 million in the prior year, and income from unconsolidated investments was also favorable, by $16.6 million versus the prior year, primarily because Calpine recorded $11.6 million of loss in the comparable period of 2004 associated with an unfavorable jury award at Androscoggin, which is under appeal. However, in the third quarter of 2005, interest expense increased by $95.5 million between periods primarily due to lower capitalization of interest expense as fewer plants were in active construction, and due to an increase in the average interest rate. Other expense of $50.3 million for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2005, was unfavorable by $27.9 million, compared to other expense of $22.4 million for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2004, due to an increase of $31.5 million in non-cash foreign exchange transaction costs related to intercompany transactions. Additionally, Calpine recorded a reserve on certain deferred tax assets associated with CCFC in the third quarter of 2005, which had the effect of reducing the tax benefit on the company's pre-tax loss from continuing operations by approximately $143.4 million. In the three months ended Sept. 30, 2005, Calpine recorded a pre-tax gain from discontinued operations of $196.3 million. However, the company's year-to-date effective tax rate on discontinued operations was 86.9% due primarily to a large taxable gain on the sale of the Saltend Energy Centre and, as a consequence, Calpine's after-tax gain from discontinued operations was only $25.7 million. Income from discontinued operations included gains on the sale of Calpine's remaining oil and gas assets and the Saltend Energy Centre, both of which closed in July 2005, and a loss on the sale of the Ontelaunee Energy Center, which was classified as held-for-sale at Sept. 30, 2005 and closed in October 2005. Discontinued operations includes the operating results, until the respective sales dates, for those entities and for the Morris Power Plant, for which Calpine recorded an impairment charge in the second quarter of 2005, and which was sold in the third quarter of 2005. For the three months ended Sept. 30, 2004, the company recorded net after-tax income from discontinued operations of $112.2 million related to the sale of its Canadian and U.S. Rocky Mountain gas assets. 2005 Nine-Months Results For the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2005, Calpine reported revenue of $7.5 billion, representing an increase of 16.4% over the same period in the prior year. Including the discontinued operations discussed below, Calpine recorded a net loss per share of $1.49, or a net loss of $683.9 million, compared to net income per share of $0.10, or net income of $41.2 million, for the same period in the prior year. For the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2005, Calpine's average capacity in operation for consolidated projects in continuing operations increased by 13.2% to 25,079 megawatts. Generation volume was up 6.0% from the prior year as the company generated approximately 68.2 million megawatt-hours, which equated to an around-the-clock, baseload capacity factor of 45.9%, and realized an average spark spread of $22.16 per megawatt-hour. For the same period in 2004, Calpine generated 64.4 million megawatt-hours, which equated to an around-the-clock, baseload capacity factor of 50.1%, and realized an average spark spread of $20.45 per megawatt-hour. Gross profit increased by $92.8 million, or 30.1%, to $401.3 million in the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2005, compared to the same period in the prior year, as total spark spread of $1,512.2 million increased by $196.1 million from the prior period. However, spark spread did not increase in line with the increases in plant operating expense, net transmission purchase expense, depreciation, and interest expense. During the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2005, financial results were positively impacted by $166.5 million of income recorded from repurchase of various issuances of debt (compared to $170.5 million in the same period of 2004) and negatively impacted by $34.4 million in long-term service agreement cancellation charges. In addition, Calpine recorded $45.3 million in project development expense due to the write-off of three projects in suspended development and $12.3 million in project development expense on preservation costs for suspended projects. Interest expense increased $236.1 million between periods primarily due to an increase in the average interest rate and lower capitalization of interest expense as fewer plants were in active construction. Other expense was $71.4 million for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2005, compared to other income of $168.9 million for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2004. The net expense for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2005, was due mainly to an impairment charge of $18.5 million related to the sale of Calpine's interest in the Grays Ferry Cogeneration Facility in July 2005, $18.3 million of non-cash foreign exchange transaction costs related to intercompany transactions (versus $7.6 million in the prior year), $16.6 million in letter of credit fees (versus $8.3 million in the prior year) and higher legal reserves. Other income for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2004, included approximately $171.0 million in pre-tax gains from the restructuring and sale of power purchase agreements for two of the company's New Jersey plants, net of transaction costs and the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs. As indicated in the discussion of the three-month results, Calpine recorded a reserve on certain deferred tax assets associated with CCFC in the third quarter of 2005, which had the effect of reducing the tax benefit on the company's pre-tax loss from continuing operations by approximately $143.4 million. In the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2005, Calpine recorded a pre-tax gain from discontinued operations of $75.2 million. However, the company's year-to-date effective tax rate on discontinued operations was 183.0% due primarily to a large taxable gain on the sale of the Saltend Energy Centre and, as a consequence, Calpine's after-tax loss from discontinued operations was $62.4 million. Income from discontinued operations included gains on the sale of Calpine's remaining oil and gas assets and the Saltend Energy Centre, both of which closed in July 2005, and a loss on the sale of the Ontelaunee Energy Center, which was classified as held-for-sale at Sept. 30, 2005 and closed in October 2005. Discontinued operations also includes the operating results, until the respective sales dates, for those entities and the Morris Power Plant, for which Calpine recorded an impairment charge in the second quarter of 2005, and which was sold in the third quarter of 2005. For the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2004, Calpine recorded net income from discontinued operations of $235.7 million related to the sales of its Canadian and U. S. Rocky Mountain oil and gas assets and the Lost Pines 1 Power Project. Strategic Initiative Update Calpine continues to advance its May 2005 strategic initiative aimed at optimizing its power plant portfolio, reducing debt and enhancing the company's financial strength. While the company continues to make progress toward its goal of reducing total debt by more than $3 billion by year-end 2005 and achieving an estimated $275 million of annual interest savings, the timing of accomplishing this goal may be delayed into 2006. Since May, Calpine has completed more than $2 billion of asset sale transactions related to its strategic initiative, as follows: -- Raised gross proceeds of $1.05 billion from the sale of all of its remaining oil and gas assets, less adjustments, transaction fees and expenses, and approximately $75 million to reflect the value of certain oil and gas properties for which the company was unable to obtain consents to assignment prior to closing. The company expects to obtain these consents by the end of the first quarter of 2006; -- Generated $862.9 million of gross proceeds from the sale of the 1,200-megawatt Saltend Energy Centre in the United Kingdom; -- Completed the sale of its 50% interest in the 175-megawatt Grays Ferry Cogeneration Facility in Pennsylvania for $37.4 million; and -- Raised gross proceeds of $84.5 million through the sale of its 156-megawatt Morris Power Plant in Illinois. Subsequent to the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2005, Calpine: -- Completed the sale of its 550-megawatt Ontelaunee Energy Center for $225.0 million, less transaction costs and adjustments. In addition to asset sales, the company completed the following transactions that further advanced its strategic initiative program: -- Agreed to form an energy marketing and trading venture with Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. (Bear Stearns). The new energy venture is expected to develop a third-party customer business focused on physical natural gas and power trading and related structured transactions. Regulatory approval was received on Oct. 31, 2005, and it is anticipated that operations will begin in the fourth quarter of 2005; -- Connected with this new energy marketing and trading venture will be a $350 million credit intermediation agreement between CalBear Energy LP, a new Bear Stearns subsidiary, and Calpine Energy Services, L.P. (CES). This agreement will allow short-term trading around Calpine's assets to be backed with the A-rated credit of Bear Stearns. This facility is expected to eventually increase Calpine's working capital position by up to $350 million through the return of cash currently posted as collateral; and -- Mothballed its 250-megawatt Santa Rosa Energy Center in Pace, Fla. and its 50-megawatt Newark Power Plant in Newark, N.J. By temporarily closing uneconomic power plants, Calpine is able to further reduce costs and more effectively focus its financial and sales resources. At the same time, the company retains the operational flexibility to resume operations in a relatively short timeframe as commercial and market conditions improve. Financing Transactions During the third quarter, Calpine completed the following financing transactions: -- Redeemed its outstanding 5% HIGH TIDES III preferred securities, totaling $517.5 million, of which $115.0 million were held by Calpine; -- Raised $150.0 million, less transaction costs, through CCFC Preferred Holdings LLC (CCFC Holdings) CCFC Holdings' private placement of Redeemable Preferred Shares due Feb. 13, 2006. CCFC Holdings is an indirect, stand-alone Calpine subsidiary; -- Repurchased or repaid the $186.1 million outstanding principal amount of its 8 1/4% Senior Notes due 2005; -- Utilized a portion of the proceeds from the sale of Calpine's remaining oil and gas assets to repurchase $138.9 million of its 9 5/8% First Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2014; and -- Used a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Saltend Energy Centre to redeem the two related series of Redeemable Preferred Shares totaling $620.0 million in principal amount. During the three months ended Sept. 30, 2005, Calpine also repurchased Senior Notes in open market transactions totaling $120.6 million in principal. The company repurchased the Senior Notes for cash totaling $91.0 million, plus accrued interest, as follows (in thousands): Cash Senior Notes Principal Payment 10 1/2% due 2006 $10,005.0 $9,671.0 7 5/8% due 2006 8,051.0 7,648.5 8 3/4% due 2007 2,000.0 1,570.0 7 7/8% due 2008 53,500.0 39,598.8 8 1/2% due 2008 41,000.0 28,632.5 7 3/4% due 2009 6,000.0 3,900.0 Total repurchases $120,556.0 $91,020.8 For the three months ended Sept. 30, 2005, the company recorded an aggregate pre-tax gain of $28.6 million on the above debt repurchases after the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs and unamortized discounts. Subsequent to Sept. 30, 2005, Calpine: -- Completed a $300.0 million offering of Six-Year Redeemable Preferred Shares due 2011 by CCFC Holdings; -- Repurchased the $150 million of CCFC Holdings' Redeemable Preferred Shares due Feb. 13, 2006; and -- Repurchased $93.3 million of 8 1/2% Senior Notes due 2008 in October 2005, in open market transactions for cash totaling $55.7 million, plus accrued interest. Calpine ended the third quarter with cash and cash equivalents on hand of approximately $843.1 million. In addition to this amount, the company's current portion of restricted cash totaled approximately $1,106.7 million, $609.2 million of which is proceeds of certain asset sales that is currently subject to lawsuits in Canada and in the United States. Operations Update Calpine is very fortunate to report that its employees were not harmed during the onslaught of the hurricanes that ravaged the Gulf Coast, Florida and the Yucatan Peninsula over the past several months. The company's plants sustained very little damage and continued to operate or were available to deliver electricity upon restoration of transmission and gas services. Also during the quarter, Calpine: -- Generated 28.7 million megawatt-hours for the quarter, 7.9% higher than 2004 levels; -- Operated its gas-fired power plants with an average baseload heat rate of approximately 7,170 million British thermal units per kilowatt-hour, essentially flat compared to 2004; -- Averaged 96.5% plant availability, 1.2% lower than 2004; -- Operated its power plants at an average, on-peak baseload capacity factor of 67.3%, compared to 66.1% for the third quarter of 2004, as shown below. Around-the-clock, baseload capacity factor for the quarter averaged 54.0%, compared to 55.4% for the same period in 2004; Around-the- On-Peak Clock ERCOT 85.1% 60.4% California 84.4% 74.3% Other West & Canada 67.3% 63.7% Northeast 66.1% 67.5% Midwest 49.7% 30.3% Southeast 37.4% 29.9% Total 67.3% 54.0% -- Reduced total plant operating expense (based on a trailing 12-month period ending Sept. 30, 2005 at an assumed 70% capacity factor) to $4.97 per megawatt-hour from $5.07 per megawatt-hour in 2004; and -- Converted one of three combustion turbine generators at Calpine's Texas City Power Plant to Power Systems Mfg., LLC's patented, low-emissions combustion system, LEC-III(R). As a result, Calpine will reduce nitrogen oxide emissions at its Texas City Power Plant by approximately 80% while maintaining single-digit carbon monoxide emission levels. New Market Opportunities Calpine is active in every major North American power market. The company currently serves more than 100 investment grade-rated customers across the United States and in Canada and is expanding its non-standard products and services. Highlights of the third quarter include: Marketing and Sales -- Calpine continued to optimize its power portfolio, entering new power sales agreements as well as restructuring existing contracts. During the third quarter, Calpine executed 28 transactions, totaling approximately 1,900 megawatts of capacity, representing a 34% increase over third quarter 2004 levels. These transactions have an average life of approximately 1.8 years; NewSouth Energy LLC -- The Atlanta-based Calpine subsidiary serves wholesale power customers throughout the Southeast and manages approximately 6,000 megawatts of generation. In conjunction with Calpine's trading and risk management unit, NewSouth Energy announced: -- An agreement for CES to supply Cleco Power LLC with 200 megawatts of power for one year beginning in January 2006 from the Acadia Energy Center in Louisiana; and -- A long-term power supply agreement between CES and Tampa Electric Company (TECO). The Osprey and the Auburndale Peaker Energy Centers, located at Calpine's Auburndale Energy Complex in Florida, will deliver up to 170 megawatts of peaking capacity and energy to TECO in the form of a call option from May 1, 2006, through Dec. 31, 2011. Calpine Energy Services, L.P. -- CES manages Calpine's 26,500-megawatt portfolio of power plants and manages more than 2.5 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas and pipeline capacity. As an energy management services provider, CES also assists customers with a broad range of commercial services and other customized energy management products. For example, during the quarter, CES: -- Entered into new services agreements with two power generation organizations to provide marketing, scheduling and other energy management services for an 80-megawatt and 117-megawatt power plant. Power Systems Mfg. LLC (PSM) -- Calpine's parts and manufacturing subsidiary offers a wide range of proprietary, low emissions combustion systems and advanced airfoils compatible with retrofitting or replacing existing combustion systems and hot gas path components in General Electric (GE) and Siemens Westinghouse turbines, including F-class machines. During the quarter, PSM was: -- Selected to install its low emissions combustion technology, trade named LEC-III(R), at a major merchant power generator's 600-megawatt cogeneration power plant in the Houston, Texas area. PSM will convert five GE Frame 7E gas turbines with its proprietary system to eliminate approximately 90% of the power plant's nitrogen oxide emissions. Included in the attached Supplemental Data to this news release is an updated report summarizing Calpine's total estimated generation capacity and capacity currently under contract through 2009. A full detailed report is available on the company's website at http://www.calpine.com/. Conference Call Information Calpine will host a conference call to discuss its financial and operating results for the three and nine months Sept. 30, 2005, on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005, at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. To participate via the teleconference (in listen-only mode), dial 888-603-6685 (706-634-1265 for international callers) at least five minutes before the start of the call. In addition, Calpine will simulcast the conference call and presentation live via the Internet. The webcast and presentation will be available for 30 days on Calpine's investor relations page at http://www.calpine.com/. About Calpine A major power company, Calpine Corporation supplies customers and communities with electricity from clean, efficient, natural gas-fired and geothermal power plants. Calpine owns, leases and operates integrated systems of plants in 21 U.S. states and three Canadian provinces and is building a plant in Mexico. Its customized products and services include wholesale and retail electricity, gas turbine components and services, energy management, and a wide range of power plant engineering, construction and maintenance, and operational services. Calpine was founded in 1984. It is included in the S&P 500 Index and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CPN. For more information, visit http://www.calpine.com/ . This news release discusses certain matters that may be considered "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of Calpine Corporation ("the company") and its management. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could materially affect actual results. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, (i) the timing and extent of deregulation of energy markets and the rules and regulations adopted on a transitional basis with respect thereto, (ii) the timing and extent of changes in commodity prices for energy, particularly natural gas and electricity, and the impact of related derivatives transactions, (iii) unscheduled outages of operating plants, (iv) unseasonable weather patterns that reduce demand for power, (v) economic slowdowns that can adversely affect consumption of power by businesses and consumers, (vi) various development and construction risks that may delay or prevent commercial operations of new plants, such as failure to obtain the necessary permits to operate, failure of third-party contractors to perform their contractual obligations or failure to obtain project financing on acceptable terms, (vii) uncertainties associated with cost estimates, that actual costs may be higher than estimated, (viii) development of lower-cost power plants or of a lower cost means of operating a fleet of power plants by our competitors, (ix) risks associated with marketing and selling power from power plants in the evolving energy market, (x) factors that impact the exploitation of a geothermal resource, (xi) uncertainties associated with estimates of geothermal reserves, (xii) the effects on our business resulting from reduced liquidity in the trading and power generation industry, (xiii) our ability to access the capital markets or other financing sources on attractive terms or at all, (xiv) our ability to successfully implement the various components of our strategic initiative to increase liquidity, reduce debt and reduce operating costs, (xv) uncertainties associated with estimates of sources and uses of cash, that actual sources may be lower and actual uses may be higher than estimated, (xvi) implementation of a strategy to expand third party service business; (xvii) the direct or indirect effects on our business of a lowering of our credit rating (or actions we may take in response to changing credit rating criteria), including increased collateral requirements, refusal by our current or potential counterparties to enter into transactions with us and our inability to obtain credit or capital in desired amounts or on favorable terms, (xviii) present and possible future claims, litigation and enforcement actions, (xix) effects of the application of regulations, including changes in regulations or the interpretation thereof, and (xx) other risks identified in the company's reports and registration statements filed with the SEC, including, but not limited to, the risk factors identified in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2004, and its current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 1, 2005, which can also be found on the company's website at http://www.calpine.com/. All information set forth in this news release is as of today's date, and the company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. CALPINE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Statements of Operations For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 (in thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2005 2004 2005 2004 Revenue: Electric generation and marketing revenue Electricity and steam revenue $2,096,323 $1,544,329 $4,625,078 $3,851,914 Transmission sales revenue 1,902 4,427 8,791 14,152 Sales of purchased power for hedging and optimization 413,281 427,737 1,193,537 1,301,585 Total electric generation and marketing revenue 2,511,506 1,976,493 5,827,406 5,167,651 Oil and gas production and marketing revenue Oil and gas sales -- 2,690 -- 4,707 Sales of purchased gas for hedging and optimization 696,850 423,733 1,574,066 1,258,441 Total oil and gas production and marketing revenue 696,855 426,423 1,574,071 1,263,148 Mark-to-market activities, net 40,854 (5,229) 40,197 (15,316) Other revenue 32,380 14,046 84,559 50,849 Total revenue 3,281,590 2,411,733 7,526,228 6,466,332 Cost of revenue: Electric generation and marketing expense Plant operating expense 180,336 159,957 555,433 522,237 Transmission purchase expense 23,088 22,706 63,770 53,783 Royalty expense 9,988 8,343 28,348 21,067 Purchased power expense for hedging and optimization 343,778 348,380 960,110 1,165,674 Total electric generation and marketing expense 557,190 539,386 1,607,661 1,762,761 Oil and gas operating and marketing expense Oil and gas operating expense 1,393 1,837 4,318 5,824 Purchased gas expense for hedging and optimization 724,351 429,373 1,623,692 1,243,781 Total oil and gas operating and marketing expense 725,744 431,210 1,628,010 1,249,605 Fuel expense 1,567,504 1,052,309 3,336,248 2,671,860 Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense 131,006 117,391 371,340 324,871 Operating lease expense 28,792 25,805 79,097 80,567 Other cost of revenue 32,227 19,187 102,547 68,177 Total cost of revenue 3,042,463 2,185,288 7,124,903 6,157,841 Gross profit 239,127 226,445 401,325 308,491 (Income) loss from unconsolidated investments (5,384) 11,202 (14,644) 12,174 Equipment cancellation and impairment cost 761 7,820 689 10,187 Long-term service agreement cancellation charge 553 3,981 34,445 3,981 Project development expense 10,098 3,366 71,639 15,114 Research and development expense 3,342 3,982 15,502 12,921 Sales, general and administrative expense 54,593 53,770 176,318 156,008 Income from operations 175,164 142,324 117,376 98,106 Interest expense 380,994 285,446 1,027,382 791,242 Interest (income) (26,640) (16,957) (57,417) (37,996) Minority interest expense 10,977 9,990 31,763 23,149 (Income) from repurchase of debt (15,530) (167,154) (166,456) (170,548) Other expense (income), net 50,311 22,446 71,446 (168,934) Income (loss) before benefit for income taxes (224,948) 8,553 (789,342) (338,807) Provision (benefit) for income taxes 17,487 (20,324) (167,866) (144,332) Income (loss) before discontinued operations (242,435) 28,877 (621,476) (194,475) Discontinued operations, net of tax provision of $170,514, $102,282, $137,629 and $92,061 25,746 112,248 (62,403) 235,710 Net income (loss) $(216,689) $141,125 $(683,879) $41,235 Basic earnings (loss) per common share: Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding 478,461 444,380 458,483 425,682 Income (loss) before discontinued operations $(0.51) $0.07 $(1.36) $(0.45) Discontinued operations, net of tax $0.06 $0.25 $(0.13) $0.55 Net income (loss) $(0.45) $0.32 $(1.49) $0.10 Diluted earnings per common share: Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding 478,461 446,922 458,483 425,682 Income (loss) before discontinued operations $(0.51) $0.07 $(1.36) $(0.45) Discontinued operations, net of tax $0.06 $0.25 $(0.13) $0.55 Net income (loss) $(0.45) $0.32 $(1.49) $0.10 The financial information presented above and in the Supplemental Data is subject to adjustment until the company files its Form 10-Q with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005. CALPINE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Supplemental Data (unaudited) CASH FLOW DATA Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, (in thousands) 2005 2004 2005 2004 Cash provided by (used in) operating activities $(168,714) $217,877 $(407,973) $229,870 Cash provided by (used in) investing activities 1,781,324 (214,543) 822,689 (381,934) Cash provided by (used in) financing activities (1,433,692) 612,934 (308,971) 633,703 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 9,638 27,523 741 14,377 Reclassification of change in cash included in Assets of discontinued operations, current portion 18,372 (10,168) 18,627 7,694 Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents $206,928 $633,623 $125,113 $503,710 RECONCILIATION OF GAAP CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES TO EBITDA, AS ADJUSTED (1) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, (in thousands) 2005 2004 2005 2004 Cash provided by (used in) operating activities $(168,714) $217,877 $(407,973) $229,870 Less: Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions 153,966 (39,887) 205,222 11,340 Less: Additional adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities, net (201,941) (36,865) (481,128) (199,975) GAAP net income (loss) (216,689) 141,125 (683,879) 41,235 (Income) loss from unconsolidated investments (5,384) 11,202 (14,644) 12,174 Distributions from unconsolidated investments 6,574 7,566 16,862 22,263 Subtotal (215,499) 159,893 (681,661) 75,672 Interest expense 380,994 285,446 1,027,382 791,242 1/3 of operating lease expense 9,597 8,602 26,366 26,856 Provision (benefit) for income taxes 17,487 (20,324) (167,866) (144,332) Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense ("DD&A") 142,794 128,103 417,295 374,795 Interest expense, provision (benefit) for income taxes, DD&A and income from unconsolidated investments from discontinued operations 320,837 154,822 512,222 274,239 EBITDA, as adjusted $656,210 $716,542 $1,133,738 $1,398,472 RECONCILIATION OF EBITDA, AS ADJUSTED TO EBITDA, AS ADJUSTED FOR NON-CASH AND OTHER CHARGES (2) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, (in thousands) 2005 2004 2005 2004 EBITDA, as adjusted $656,210 $716,542 $1,133,738 $1,398,472 Equipment cancellation and impairment cost 690 7,820 47,586 10,187 Foreign currency transaction loss 58,934 29,036 57,182 24,204 Unrealized mark-to-market activity loss 27,356 23,762 59,087 57,620 (Gain) on asset sales (227,830) (203,533) (117,242) (249,620) (Income) from repurchase of debt (15,530) (167,154) (166,456) (170,548) SFAS No. 123 (stock-based compensation expense) 4,215 5,218 16,429 14,508 Minority interest expense 10,977 9,990 31,763 23,149 (Income) loss on interest rate swap ineffectiveness (524) (2,369) 316 (1,421) Unconsolidated investment impairment -- -- 18,542 -- Long-term service agreement cancellation charge 553 7,580 34,470 7,580 Write-off of deferred financing costs (not related to bonds repurchased) - 5,976 5,887 25,352 Other non-cash and other charges 1,398 458 2,123 (582) EBITDA, as adjusted, for non-cash and other charges $516,449 $433,326 $1,123,425 $1,138,901 SUPPLEMENTARY POWER DATA Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2005 2004 2005 2004 Generation (in MWh, in thousands) (3) 28,709 26,604 68,240 64,357 Average electric price realized (per MWh) $78.32 $61.03 $73.50 $61.96 Average spark spread adjusted for benefits of equity gas production (per MWh) $20.74 $21.15 $22.16 $20.45 CALPINE CONTRACTUAL PORTFOLIO - AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Estimated Generation Capacity (in millions of MWh) - Baseload 183.6 195.0 205.5 208.7 208.7 - Peaking 25.9 26.4 26.9 26.9 26.9 Total 209.5 221.4 232.4 235.6 235.6 Contractual Generation (in millions of MWh) - Baseload 90.2 66.3 59.6 60.2 48.9 - Peaking 18.9 18.7 18.0 15.0 13.3 Total 109.1 85.0 77.6 75.2 62.2 % Sold - Baseload 49% 34% 29% 29% 23% - Peaking 73% 71% 67% 56% 49% Total 52% 38% 33% 32% 26% Contractual Spark Spread (in millions) (4) $1,313 $1,153 $1,334 $1,359 $1,150 CAPITALIZATION As of As of September 30, December 31, 2005 2004 Cash and cash equivalents (in billions) $0.8 $0.7 Total debt (in billions) $17.2 $18.0 Debt to capitalization ratio 81% 78% Present value of operating leases (in billions) $1.2 $1.3 Unconsolidated debt of equity and cost method investments (estimated, in billions) (5) $0.2 $0.1 ($ in thousands): Short-term debt Notes payable and borrowings under lines of credit, current portion $208,145 $200,076 Preferred interests, current portion 159,453 8,641 Capital lease obligation, current portion 7,143 5,490 CCFC I financing, current portion 3,208 3,208 Construction/project financing, current portion 85,891 93,393 Senior notes and term loans, current portion 967,892 718,449 Total short-term debt 1,431,732 1,029,257 Long-term debt Notes payable and borrowings under lines of credit, net of current portion 586,770 769,490 Convertible debentures payable to Calpine Capital Trust III -- 517,500 Preferred interests, net of current portion 283,615 497,896 Capital lease obligation, net of current portion 281,045 283,429 CCFC I financing, net of current portion 780,901 783,542 CalGen/CCFC II financing 2,396,720 2,395,332 Construction/project financing, net of current portion 2,361,716 1,905,658 Convertible Senior Notes Due 2006 1,311 1,326 Convertible Notes Due 2014 548,704 620,197 Convertible Notes Due 2015 650,000 -- Convertible Senior Notes Due 2023 633,775 633,775 Senior notes, net of current portion 7,231,719 8,532,664 Total long-term debt 15,756,276 16,940,809 Total debt $17,188,008 $17,970,066 Minority interests 403,197 393,445 Total stockholders' equity 3,729,968 4,587,673 Total capitalization $21,321,174 $22,951,184 Debt to capitalization ratio Total debt $17,188,008 $17,970,066 Total capitalization $21,321,174 $22,951,184 Debt to capitalization 81% 78% (1) This non-GAAP measure is presented not as a measure of operating results, but rather as a measure of our ability to service debt and to raise additional funds. It should not be construed as an alternative to either (i) income from operations or (ii) cash flows from operating activities. It is defined as net income less income from unconsolidated investments, plus cash received from unconsolidated investments, plus interest expense (including one-third of operating lease expense, which is management's estimate of the component of operating lease expense that constitutes interest expense), plus provision for tax, plus DD&A. The interest, tax, DD&A and income from unconsolidated investments components of discontinued operations are added back in calculating EBITDA, as adjusted. (2) This non-GAAP measure is presented as a further refinement of EBITDA, as adjusted, to reflect the company's ability to service debt with cash. (3) Does not include MWh generated by unconsolidated investments in power projects. (4) 2006 contractual spark spread is down from June 30, 2005 by approximately $175 million due primarily to gas price increases. However, the un-contracted portfolio increased by approximately $125 million during the same period due to spark spread expansion, which largely resulted from the same gas price movement. (5) Amounts based on Calpine's ownership percentage. DATASOURCE: Calpine Corporation CONTACT: media, Katherine Potter, +1-408-792-1168, or , or investors, Rick Barraza, +1-408-792-1125, or , or Karen Bunton, +1-408-792-1121, or , all of Calpine Corporation Web site: http://www.calpine.com/

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