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From:m..presto@enron.com
To:john.llodra@enron.com
Subject:RE: Status on Calpine Dighton
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Date:Wed, 13 Jun 2001 05:30:23 -0700 (PDT)

I think so. To top things off, there building downtown flooded and the tr=
aders are working out of there house. They have no idea what there positi=
ons are, and they are trading almost exclusively on EOL from their home com=
puters.
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What a joke, huh.

-----Original Message-----
From: Llodra, John=20
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 7:53 PM
To: Presto, Kevin M.
Subject: RE: Status on Calpine Dighton


thanks for the reply kevin. i've been thinking about shorting calpine stoc=
k for some time. maybe now is a good time!

-----Original Message-----=20
From: Presto, Kevin M.=20
Sent: Tue 6/12/2001 6:56 PM=20
To: Llodra, John=20
Cc:=20
Subject: RE: Status on Calpine Dighton


Calpine is in complete disarray right now, and the entire future of their c=
ompany hinges on CA honoring their long term above market contracts. Calp=
ine's non-CA portfolio is getting killed and I don't think they have hedged=
effectively in the non-CA locations.
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Given these circumstances, the word "below market" is an "f" word, particul=
ary with the legal concerns they also have. I would place a low probabili=
ty on getting to a value proposition that makes sense for both parties at D=
ighton, particularly with the legal issues.

-----Original Message-----
From: Llodra, John=20
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 5:25 PM
To: Presto, Kevin M.; Duran, W. David
Subject: Status on Calpine Dighton


I wanted to give you a quick update on this. After reviewing the various a=
ngles on this with structuring, it was evident that the best real prospect =
for doing something with them was for us to receive a below mkt position fr=
om Calpine off of Dighton (so as to force Coenergy (gas supplier) to make a=
s large a termination pmt to Calpine as possible). In return, we would pro=
vide some other form of value (e.g., low cost capital to facilitate re-fina=
ncing of Dighton once gas agreement terminated, we sell them a below mkt po=
sition in another region, etc.). I floated this proposal verbally to Paul=
Barnett about a 1-1.5 weeks ago, and his reaction was sort of "that sounds=
interesting" but he didn't show a great deal of genuine interest. I indic=
ated to him that I would work up a more specific written proposal. Howeve=
r, after discussing with our legal dept, they had some real angst of me mak=
ing a formal written proposal to them in this regard (concerns centering ar=
ound tortious interference, etc.). Based on that, I called Barnett back sa=
ying I was unable to make a formal written proposal along the lines of my v=
erbal proposal to him, but that we would still be interested and indicated =
that the ball is in his court if he wants to pursue that angle. As yet I h=
ave not heard back from him, and i do not hold a lot of hope that they want=
to pursue this. Kevin - please let me know if you think trying to chase =
this more makes sense based on your discussions with Paul P. a few weeks ba=
ck.
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John