Calpine Corp. (CPN) is close to an agreement to buy Pepco Holdings Inc. (POM) unit Conectiv Energy for more than $1.5 billion, Bloomberg News reports Tuesday, citing a person with knowledge of the matter.

An agreement may be completed within days, the source said, while also cautioning that negotiations could fall apart.

A Calpine spokeswoman declined to say whether the company -- the biggest U.S. producer of natural gas-fueled power -- is negotiating with Pepco. A spokesman for the Washington, D.C., utility operator declined to comment.

Full story at http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a7yCsCrO5654&pos=6

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