Mondays are now Bundays.
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Mondays are now Bundays.
DOE cancels $3.7B in carbon capture, decarbonization awards | Utility Dive www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-can...
DOE cancels $3.7B in carbon capture, decarbonization awards
Calpine, PPL Corp., Ørsted and Exxon Mobil are among the companies affected by the decision.
www.utilitydive.com
June 1, 2025 at 1:25 AM
DOE cancels $3.7B in carbon capture, decarbonization awards | Utility Dive www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-can...
The Calpine Dry Shampoo Bowl
September 25, 2026 at 12:30 PM
The Calpine Dry Shampoo Bowl
Exclusive: Constellation is nearing a $30 billion acquisition of Calpine in what would be one of the biggest ever deals in the power generation sector
Constellation Energy Nears $30 Billion Deal for Calpine
Constellation Energy Corp. is nearing an acquisition of Calpine Corp., people familiar with the matter said, in what would be one of the biggest ever deals in the power generation sector.
www.bloomberg.com
January 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Exclusive: Constellation is nearing a $30 billion acquisition of Calpine in what would be one of the biggest ever deals in the power generation sector
Constellation to buy Calpine for $16.4 billion, combining two of the nation's largest competitive power generators. www.wsj.com/business/dea...
Constellation Energy Agrees to Buy Calpine for $16.4 Billion
The merger combines two of the country’s largest power generators as demand for electricity surges.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Constellation to buy Calpine for $16.4 billion, combining two of the nation's largest competitive power generators. www.wsj.com/business/dea...
Constellation, which is headquartered in Baltimore, is buying natural gas and geothermal power provider Calpine for $16.4 billion, joining together two of the country’s biggest power companies.
Baltimore's Constellation to buy Calpine in $26.6B deal that joins two huge power companies
Constellation is buying power natural gas and geothermal power provider Calpine for $16.4 billion, joining together two of the country’s biggest power companies.
buff.ly
January 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Constellation, which is headquartered in Baltimore, is buying natural gas and geothermal power provider Calpine for $16.4 billion, joining together two of the country’s biggest power companies.
Seems like media company mergers should require just as much scrutiny as energy company mergers (see: Constellation-Calpine)
This is just how we do mergers now.
"Paramount executives also plan to argue their deal will have a much shorter regulatory approval process given the company’s smaller size and friendly relationship with the Trump administration."
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/p...
"Paramount executives also plan to argue their deal will have a much shorter regulatory approval process given the company’s smaller size and friendly relationship with the Trump administration."
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/p...
Paramount Skydance launches hostile bid for WBD after Netflix wins bidding war
Netflix won a bidding war for the Warner Bros. film studio and HBO Max streaming service, but it doesn't plan to buy WBD's TV networks.
www.cnbc.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Seems like media company mergers should require just as much scrutiny as energy company mergers (see: Constellation-Calpine)
What kind of moths were they tho? WAS IT CALPINE EREBIDS AGAIN??
December 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
What kind of moths were they tho? WAS IT CALPINE EREBIDS AGAIN??
Constellation buying Calpine in $26.6 billion deal that would join two huge US power companies
Constellation to buy Calpine in $26.6B deal that joins two huge US power companies
Constellation is buying power natural gas and geothermal power provider Calpine for $16.4 billion, joining together two of the country’s biggest power companies.
buff.ly
January 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Constellation buying Calpine in $26.6 billion deal that would join two huge US power companies
Constellation Energy to buy Calpine in $27bn deal
https://www.ft.com/content/7fe3ae45-d5a5-4355-876f-1aa66d931ef6
https://www.ft.com/content/7fe3ae45-d5a5-4355-876f-1aa66d931ef6
Constellation Energy to buy Calpine in $27bn deal
Purchase comes as US electricity system grapples with historic rise in power demand
www.ft.com
January 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Constellation Energy to buy Calpine in $27bn deal
https://www.ft.com/content/7fe3ae45-d5a5-4355-876f-1aa66d931ef6
https://www.ft.com/content/7fe3ae45-d5a5-4355-876f-1aa66d931ef6
DOE cancels $3.7 billion in demonstration projects aimed at cutting emissions — a couple big carbon capture demos, but also cement, glass, iron, chemicals projects.
Calpine and Exxon Mobil were hit, as were startups like Sublime and Brimstone. (Full list in story.) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/c...
Calpine and Exxon Mobil were hit, as were startups like Sublime and Brimstone. (Full list in story.) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/c...
Energy Dept. Cancels $3.7 Billion for New Technologies to Lower Emissions
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
DOE cancels $3.7 billion in demonstration projects aimed at cutting emissions — a couple big carbon capture demos, but also cement, glass, iron, chemicals projects.
Calpine and Exxon Mobil were hit, as were startups like Sublime and Brimstone. (Full list in story.) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/c...
Calpine and Exxon Mobil were hit, as were startups like Sublime and Brimstone. (Full list in story.) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/c...
Calpine, California
Population: 216
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Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calpine,_California
Population: 216
Photos from Google Places API
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calpine,_California
April 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Calpine, California
Population: 216
Photos from Google Places API
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calpine,_California
Population: 216
Photos from Google Places API
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calpine,_California
Constellation Energy in talks to buy Calpine in big US power sector deal
https://www.ft.com/content/1b86e7c5-8c2e-40d7-aa11-cd406feef4b5
https://www.ft.com/content/1b86e7c5-8c2e-40d7-aa11-cd406feef4b5
Constellation Energy in talks to buy Calpine in big US power sector deal
Takeover talks come amid surge in demand linked to rollout of artificial intelligence technologies
www.ft.com
January 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Constellation Energy in talks to buy Calpine in big US power sector deal
https://www.ft.com/content/1b86e7c5-8c2e-40d7-aa11-cd406feef4b5
https://www.ft.com/content/1b86e7c5-8c2e-40d7-aa11-cd406feef4b5
Constellation Energy said it would buy privately held Calpine Corp, a geothermal and natgas energy company, in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $26.6 billion including debt, sending Constellation's shares up 8.8% reut.rs/40e0IxA
Constellation Energy to buy Calpine in blockbuster $16.4 billion U.S. power deal
U.S. nuclear power provider Constellation Energy on Friday agreed to buy privately-held natural gas and geothermal company Calpine Corp for $16.4 billion, marking one of the biggest acquisitions in the history of the U.S. power industry.
reut.rs
January 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Constellation Energy said it would buy privately held Calpine Corp, a geothermal and natgas energy company, in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $26.6 billion including debt, sending Constellation's shares up 8.8% reut.rs/40e0IxA
Constellation reaches agreement with US Department of Justice for acquisition of Calpine reut.rs/4rLeBRa
Constellation reaches agreement with US Department of Justice for acquisition of Calpine
U.S. power company Constellation Energy said on Friday it has reached a resolution with the U.S. Department of Justice on the conditions required to complete the previously announced $16.4 billion acquisition of Calpine Corporation.
reut.rs
December 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Constellation reaches agreement with US Department of Justice for acquisition of Calpine reut.rs/4rLeBRa
prepping some ~bloodsucking insects~ for a spooky 21+ museum night this Friday, you bet we're going to be playing Jen Zaspel's horrible calpine erebids on repeat youtu.be/ZEZNcLNGMZE?...
Vampire Moths Discovered | National Geographic
YouTube video by National Geographic
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October 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
prepping some ~bloodsucking insects~ for a spooky 21+ museum night this Friday, you bet we're going to be playing Jen Zaspel's horrible calpine erebids on repeat youtu.be/ZEZNcLNGMZE?...
Constellation Energy in talks to buy Calpine in near-$30bn US power sector deal, as investors focus attention on the unprecedented power demand boom linked to AI revolution on.ft.com/3Puqzg6
Constellation Energy in talks to buy Calpine in near-$30bn US power sector deal
[FREE TO READ] Negotiations come amid demand surge linked to growth in artificial intelligence technologies
on.ft.com
January 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Constellation Energy in talks to buy Calpine in near-$30bn US power sector deal, as investors focus attention on the unprecedented power demand boom linked to AI revolution on.ft.com/3Puqzg6
We can get back on track toward a safe climate, but first we need to stop referring to fossil gas as "low emissions." Accurate headline: Constellation's acquisition of fossil gas company Calpine heightens concerns about electricity sector decarbonization. www.utilitydive.com/news/constel...
January 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
We can get back on track toward a safe climate, but first we need to stop referring to fossil gas as "low emissions." Accurate headline: Constellation's acquisition of fossil gas company Calpine heightens concerns about electricity sector decarbonization. www.utilitydive.com/news/constel...
Now that Constellation has announced its $29bn deal for Calpine, here's my earlier piece on why it signals Big Tech's love for gas
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Constellation’s $30 Billion Calpine Talks Are Fueled by AI — and Gas
A potential acquisition would pay off a private equity bet and signal robust demand for electricity generated by any means necessary.
www.bloomberg.com
January 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Now that Constellation has announced its $29bn deal for Calpine, here's my earlier piece on why it signals Big Tech's love for gas
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
For the past several years, Constellation (previously part of Exelon) and Calpine have advocated for different regulation of interstate markets. Constellation has sought market rules that accommodate generators benefiting from state clean energy programs. Calpine has sough to punish such generators.
Constellation to buy Calpine for $16.4 billion, combining two of the nation's largest competitive power generators. www.wsj.com/business/dea...
Constellation Energy Agrees to Buy Calpine for $16.4 Billion
The merger combines two of the country’s largest power generators as demand for electricity surges.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
For the past several years, Constellation (previously part of Exelon) and Calpine have advocated for different regulation of interstate markets. Constellation has sought market rules that accommodate generators benefiting from state clean energy programs. Calpine has sough to punish such generators.
Exclusive: Energy Capital Partners’ deal for Calpine is poised to become the most profitable private-equity deal of all time by dollar value.
An Unloved Energy Bet Is Set to Become the Most Profitable Private-Equity Deal Ever
Energy Capital Partners’ investment in Calpine will earn the firm and its co-investors more than $25 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
on.wsj.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Exclusive: Energy Capital Partners’ deal for Calpine is poised to become the most profitable private-equity deal of all time by dollar value.
A $30 billion deal for Calpine would confirm that the AI boom will run mostly on gas
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Constellation’s $30 Billion Calpine Talks Are Fueled by AI — and Gas
A potential acquisition would pay off a private equity bet and signal robust demand for electricity generated by any means necessary.
www.bloomberg.com
January 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
A $30 billion deal for Calpine would confirm that the AI boom will run mostly on gas
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
@opinion.bloomberg.com
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Lucas Davis digs into proposed Constellation-Calpine merger in today's EI blog. Great teaching case on how combining marginal and infra-marginal capacity can potentially ratchet up market power. But other details, like retail position, also important. 💡🔌
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Constellation, Calpine, and Market Power
The combined company would have significant market share in several ISOs. As energy economist Frank Wolak once said, “It is difficult to conceive of an industry more susceptible to the exercise of …
energyathaas.wordpress.com
January 22, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Lucas Davis digs into proposed Constellation-Calpine merger in today's EI blog. Great teaching case on how combining marginal and infra-marginal capacity can potentially ratchet up market power. But other details, like retail position, also important. 💡🔌
energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/01/21/c...
energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/01/21/c...