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STATISTICS Geysers by the Numbers February 2014 The Geysers Geothermal Field 2013 Statistics The Geysers Locations 75 miles north of San Francisco, California 10 power plants in Sonoma County: Aidlin, Sonoma, McCabe, Ridgeline, Eagle Rock, Cobb Creek, Sulphur Springs, Lake View, Socrates and Grant 5 power plants in Lake County: Bear Canyon, West Ford Flat, Big Geysers, Quicksilver and Calistoga Calpine Geothermal Operations • 29,000 acres (45 square miles) Geothermal Wells • 333 steam wells • 60 injection wells • Deepest well: 12,900 feet, or over two miles • Average well depth: 8,500 feet • Total Calpine Geysers wells drilled to date: 587 • Today’s Average Grassroots Drilling Time: 85 days (75 days drilling + 10 rig up/down) • First Exploratory Well: 1920 • First Modern Well: 1955 • 2013 Average Steam Production per well: 36,690 pounds per hour • Average Reservoir Steam Temperature: 359 degrees Farhenheit • Average Flowing Steam Pressure: 76.6 PSIG • Most recent steam well drilled: Aidlin 10, January 13, 2014 • Most recent injection well drilled: LF22, August 27, 2013 Facilities 15 operating geothermal plants • Steam pipelines: 80 miles • Injection water lines: 69 miles • 21kV power lines: 70 miles • Project roads: over 167 miles Water Injection • Two large-scale wastewater injection projects provide approximately 15.61 million gallons daily (MGD) - Santa Rosa Geysers Recharge Project Average: 11.73 MGD - Calpine Southeast Geysers Effluent Pipeline Average: 3.88 MGD - Calpine + Northern California Power Agency: 8.39 MGD Power Generation • First commercial power plant: Unit 1, Startup - September 1960 • Most recent plant built: Aidlin, 1989 • 2013 Average Output: 685.2 net megawatts • 2013 Generation: 6,002,660 net megawatt hours • 2013 Average Unit Availability: 96% Visit The Geysers Visit: The Calpine Geothermal Visitors Center in Middletown, California, Wednesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (admission is free) Tour: Sign up for a free geothermal power plant tour led by an experienced Calpine team member by visiting www.geysers.com or calling 1-866-GEYSERS or 707-987-4270. Calpine at The Geysers Calpine Corporation generates more electricity than any other independent power producer in America, with a fleet of 94 power plants in operation or under construction, representing more than 29,000 megawatts of generation capacity. Serving customers in 20 states and Canada, we specialize in developing, constructing, owning and operating natural gas-fired and renewable geothermal power plants that use advanced technologies to generate power in a low-carbon and environmentally responsible manner. Our clean, efficient, modern and flexible fleet is uniquely positioned to benefit from the secular trends affecting our industry. Please visit www. calpine.com to learn more about why Calpine is a generation ahead – today. www.calpine.com www.geysers.com

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STATISTICS

Geysers by the Numbers

February 2014

The Geysers Geothermal Field 2013 Statistics

The Geysers Locations •75 miles north of San Francisco, California • 10 power plants in Sonoma County: Aidlin, Sonoma, McCabe, Ridgeline, Eagle Rock, Cobb Creek, Sulphur Springs, Lake View, Socrates and Grant • 5 power plants in Lake County: Bear Canyon, West Ford Flat, Big Geysers, Quicksilver and Calistoga Calpine Geothermal Operations •29,000acres(45squaremiles)

Geothermal Wells •333steamwells •60injectionwells •Deepestwell:12,900feet,orovertwomiles •Averagewelldepth:8,500feet •TotalCalpineGeyserswellsdrilledtodate:587 •Today’sAverageGrassrootsDrillingTime:85days (75daysdrilling+10rigup/down) •FirstExploratoryWell:1920 •FirstModernWell:1955 •2013AverageSteamProductionperwell: 36,690poundsperhour •AverageReservoirSteamTemperature:359degreesFarhenheit •AverageFlowingSteamPressure:76.6PSIG •Mostrecentsteamwelldrilled:Aidlin10,January13,2014 •Mostrecentinjectionwelldrilled:LF22,August27,2013

Facilities • 15 operating geothermal plants •Steampipelines:80miles •Injectionwaterlines:69miles •21kVpowerlines:70miles •Projectroads:over167miles

Water Injection •Twolarge-scalewastewaterinjectionprojectsprovideapproximately 15.61milliongallonsdaily(MGD) -SantaRosaGeysersRechargeProjectAverage:11.73MGD -CalpineSoutheastGeysersEffluentPipelineAverage:3.88MGD -Calpine+NorthernCaliforniaPowerAgency:8.39MGD

Power Generation •Firstcommercialpowerplant:Unit1,Startup-September1960 •Mostrecentplantbuilt:Aidlin,1989 •2013AverageOutput:685.2netmegawatts •2013Generation:6,002,660netmegawatthours •2013AverageUnitAvailability:96%

Visit The Geysers •Visit:TheCalpineGeothermalVisitorsCenterinMiddletown, California,WednesdaysthroughSaturdaysfrom11a.m.to5p.m. (admissionisfree) •Tour: Sign up for a free geothermal power plant tour led by an experiencedCalpineteammemberbyvisitingwww.geysers.comorcalling1-866-GEYSERSor707-987-4270.

Calpine at The Geysers Calpine Corporation generates more electricity than any other independent power producer inAmerica,withafleetof94power plants in operation or under construction, representing morethan29,000megawattsofgenerationcapacity.Servingcustomersin20statesandCanada, we specialize in developing, constructing, owning andoperatingnaturalgas-firedand renewable geothermal power plants that use advanced technologies to generate powerinalow-carbonandenvironmentally responsible manner.Ourclean,efficient,modernandflexiblefleetisuniquelypositionedtobenefitfrom the secular trends affecting ourindustry.Pleasevisitwww.calpine.comtolearnmoreaboutwhy Calpine is a generation ahead–today.

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