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Gold/Mining/Energy : CPN: Calpine Corporation
FRO 23.66-0.3%Nov 7 9:30 AM EST

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To: Don S.Boller who wrote (157)12/7/2001 4:22:39 AM
From: Raymond Duray  Read Replies (1) of 555
 
Don,

I just ran across this interesting tidbit from theStreet.com:

thestreet.com

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Chris Edmonds: Bryan, there have been some big changes in power prices and
demand in the last several months, which has lead you to also be short Calpine,
one of the largest independent power producers. What don't you like about
Calpine?

Bryan Dutt: There was a beautifully conceived idea from '95 to 2000 when the U.S.
was clearly underpowered. That is now over. Calpine still believes in the
tremendous growth pattern and the company has sold that to Wall Street. The U.S.
is going to be overpowered. You'll see a tremendous number of cancellations.
Calpine has a lot of capital requirements because of its growth pattern. It is short
roughly $3 billion in capital funds over the next 12 months. The company has a
weak balance sheet. It has bought some natural gas properties in Canada where
management has recently left. The company will have some writedown in natural
gas acquisitions. It has a tremendous number of red flags to address.
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