Calpine
Calpine has 3 planned power projects totaling 865.5 MW and 9 operating projects totaling 903.2 MW in the FieldProspects database. 76% of the planned capacity has an interconnection agreement and 0% is past its listed in-service date. 555 contacts at the company are on file.
Where Calpine's planned pipeline sits
Planned MW by state. The 3 largest states hold 865.5 MW of the 865.5 MW.
Largest states
- Illinois635 MW1 project, 73% of planned
- Texas210.5 MW1 project, 24% of planned
- New Jersey20 MW1 project, 2% of planned
for every MW Calpine operates today. Battery Storage is most of the gap.
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| Technology | Planned projects | Planned MW | Operating projects | Operating MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Storage | 3 | 865.5 MW | 8 | 798 MW |
| Solar | 0 | 0 MW | 1 | 105.2 MW |
MW by technologyPlanned and operating MW
How much of the pipeline is real
An interconnection agreement and a construction start are the two strongest signals that a queue project will be built. A listed date that has already passed is the strongest sign it will not be built on time.
Share of Calpine's planned MWSee the queue slip report
Planned MW by listed in-service year
Projects listed before 2026 and still planned are past due.
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| Year | Projects | MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 MW |
| 2027 | 0 | 0 MW |
| 2028 | 0 | 0 MW |
| 2029 | 2 | 655 MW |
| 2030 | 1 | 210.5 MW |
Pipeline by grid and queue year
Calpine's planned MW leans on PJM Interconnection and ERCOT. PJM Interconnection alone holds 76% of it.
Planned MW by grid operator
3 planned projects
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| Grid | Planned projects | Planned MW |
|---|---|---|
| PJM Interconnection | 2 | 655 MW |
| ERCOT | 1 | 210.5 MW |
When the planned projects entered the queue
Planned MW by queue request year. 2019 was the biggest year.
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| Queue year | Projects | MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 655 MW |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 MW |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 MW |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 MW |
| 2023 | 1 | 210.5 MW |
Changes since the June 4, 2026 snapshot
What moved in Calpine's queue position between June 4, 2026 and October 8, 2026.
Which projects were added, finished, cancelled or shelved
| Change | Project | Technology | State | MW | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Members see each changed project with its name, location and dates, and get an email when Calpine's pipeline moves.
Calpine against the nine largest developers
The nine largest planned pipelines in the database, ranked by planned MW. NextEra Energy leads with 36.8 GW planned. Calpine ranks 192 of 815 developers with a planned project.
| # | Developer | Planned projects | Planned MW | Operating projects | Operating MW | Operating per planned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NextEra Energy | 191 | 75 | 0.32 | ||
| 2 | Invenergy | 135 | 28 | 0.17 | ||
| 3 | Intersect Power | 54 | 5 | 0.05 | ||
| 4 | Hecate Energy | 41 | 8 | 0.06 | ||
| 5 | Engie | 80 | 51 | 0.24 | ||
| 6 | RWE | 78 | 20 | 0.25 | ||
| 7 | Avantus | 49 | 10 | 0.14 | ||
| 8 | EDF Renewables | 54 | 15 | 0.12 | ||
| 9 | OCI Energy | 45 | 1 | 0.01 | ||
| 192 | Calpine this page | 3 | 9 | 1.04 |
Operating per planned is operating MW divided by planned MW. A low ratio means a pipeline far larger than the fleet already built.
Top 9 by planned MW, plus Calpine555 people at Calpine
Contacts with title, seniority, department, email and LinkedIn, counted here and never named. 284 managers and 109 directors are where interconnection and procurement decisions start.
By seniority
555 contacts
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| Seniority | Contacts |
|---|---|
| C-Suite | 10 |
| Owner | 1 |
| Partner | 3 |
| Head | 1 |
| VP | 58 |
| Director | 109 |
| Manager | 284 |
| Senior | 89 |
Sample rows
Illustrative rows, names and details removed.
| Person | Title | Department | Seniority | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Names, titles, direct emails and LinkedIn profiles, matched to the projects they work on.
Every Calpine project
All 12 projects with name, county, grid, MW, queue date, in-service date, interconnection status and construction status. Filter, sort and export to Excel.
| Project | County | Grid | MW | Queue date | In service | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Project names never appear next to their developer on public pages. Members see both, plus the 555 contacts.
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