24 September 2001
Calpine Corporation (NYSE: CPN), the San Jose, Calif.- based independent power company, and San Francisco based Bechtel Enterprises Holdings, Inc. announced the final approval of the 600-megawatt, natural gas-fueled Metcalf Energy Center (MEC) by the California Energy Commission (CEC) today. This unanimous decision comes after nearly two and one-half years and an unprecedented level of local, statewide and national support.