CALPINE CORP - FORM 10-Q

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

____________________

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)



[X]		QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
		OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2018

		Or

[ ]		TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
		OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File No. 001-12079

______________________

Calpine Corporation

(A Delaware Corporation)

I.R.S. Employer Identification No. 77-0212977

717 Texas Avenue, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77002

Telephone: (713) 830-2000

Not Applicable

(Former Address)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [X] No [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.



Large accelerated filer	[X]		Accelerated filer	[ ]
Non-accelerated filer	[ ]	(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	[ ]
Emerging growth company	[ ]

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [ ] No [X]

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 105.15966616429208 shares of common stock, par value $0.001, were outstanding as of May 10, 2018, none of which were publicly traded.

CALPINE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2018

INDEX




	Page

Definitions	ii

Forward-Looking Statements	vii

Where You Can Find Other Information	viii

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements	1
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017	1
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017	2
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017	3
Consolidated Condensed Statement of Stockholder’s Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018	4
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017	5
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements	7
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	31
Forward-Looking Information	31
Introduction and Overview	31
Results of Operations	33
Commodity Margin by Segment	35
Liquidity and Capital Resources	37
Risk Management and Commodity Accounting	41
New Accounting Standards and Disclosure Requirements	44
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	44
Item 4. Controls and Procedures	44

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings	45
Item 1A. Risk Factors	45
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	46
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities	46
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures	46
Item 5. Other Information	46
Item 6. Exhibits	47
Signatures	48

DEFINITIONS

As used in this report for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 (this “Report”), the following abbreviations and terms have the meanings as listed below. Additionally, the terms “Calpine,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Calpine Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The term “Calpine Corporation” refers only to Calpine Corporation and not to any of its subsidiaries. Unless and as otherwise stated, any references in this Report to any agreement means such agreement and all schedules, exhibits and attachments in each case as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified to the date of filing this Report.



ABBREVIATION		DEFINITION
2008 Director Plan		The Amended and Restated Calpine Corporation 2008 Director Incentive Plan

2008 Equity Plan		The Amended and Restated Calpine Corporation 2008 Equity Incentive Plan

2017 Form 10-K		Calpine Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the SEC on February 16, 2018

2017 Director Plan		The Calpine Corporation 2017 Equity Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors

2017 Equity Plan		The Calpine Corporation 2017 Equity Incentive Plan

2017 First Lien Term Loan		The $550 million first lien senior secured term loan, dated December 1, 2016, among Calpine Corporation, as borrower, the lenders party thereto, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent and MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as collateral agent, repaid in a series of transactions on March 16, 2017, August 31, 2017, September 29, 2017, October 31, 2017 and November 30, 2017

2019 First Lien Term Loan		The $400 million first lien senior secured term loan, dated February 3, 2017, among Calpine Corporation, as borrower, the lenders party thereto, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent and MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as collateral agent

2022 First Lien Notes		The $750 million aggregate principal amount of 6.0% senior secured notes due 2022, issued October 31, 2013

2023 First Lien Notes		The $1.2 billion aggregate principal amount of 7.875% senior secured notes due 2023, issued January 14, 2011, repaid in series of transactions on November 7, 2012, December 2, 2013, December 4, 2014, February 3, 2015, December 7, 2015, December 19, 2016 and March 6, 2017

2023 First Lien Term Loans		The $550 million first lien senior secured term loan, dated December 15, 2015, among Calpine Corporation, as borrower, the lenders party thereto, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as collateral agent and the $562 million first lien senior secured term loan, dated May 31, 2016, among Calpine Corporation, as borrower, the lenders party thereto, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as collateral agent

2023 Senior Unsecured Notes		The $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.375% senior unsecured notes due 2023, issued July 22, 2014

2024 First Lien Notes		The $490 million aggregate principal amount of 5.875% senior secured notes due 2024, issued October 31, 2013

2024 First Lien Term Loan		The $1.6 billion first lien senior secured term loan, dated May 28, 2015 (as amended December 21, 2016), among Calpine Corporation, as borrower, the lenders party thereto, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as collateral agent

2024 Senior Unsecured Notes		The $650 million aggregate principal amount of 5.5% senior unsecured notes due 2024, issued February 3, 2015

2025 Senior Unsecured Notes		The $1.55 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.75% senior unsecured notes due 2025, issued July 22, 2014



ABBREVIATION		DEFINITION
2026 First Lien Notes		Collectively, the $625 million aggregate principal amount of 5.25% senior secured notes due 2026, issued May 31, 2016, and the $560 million aggregate principal amount of 5.25% senior secured notes due 2026, issued on December 15, 2017

Accounts Receivable Sales Program		Receivables purchase agreement between Calpine Solutions and Calpine Receivables and the purchase and sale agreement between Calpine Receivables and an unaffiliated financial institution, both which allows for the revolving sale of up to $250 million in certain trade accounts receivables to third parties

AOCI		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Average availability		Represents the total hours during the period that our plants were in-service or available for service as a percentage of the total hours in the period

Average capacity factor, excluding peakers		A measure of total actual power generation as a percent of total potential power generation. It is calculated by dividing (a) total MWh generated by our power plants, excluding peakers, by (b) the product of multiplying (i) the average total MW in operation, excluding peakers, during the period by (ii) the total hours in the period

Btu		British thermal unit(s), a measure of heat content

Calpine Equity Incentive Plans		Collectively, the Director Plans and the Equity Plans, which provided for grants of equity awards to Calpine non-union employees and non-employee members of Calpine’s Board of Directors

Calpine Receivables		Calpine Receivables, LLC, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Calpine, which was established as bankruptcy remote, special purpose subsidiary and is responsible for administering the Accounts Receivable Sales Program

Calpine Solutions		Calpine Energy Solutions, LLC, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Calpine, which is the third largest supplier of power to commercial and industrial retail customers in the United States with customers in 20 states, including presence in California, Texas, the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast

CCFC		Calpine Construction Finance Company, L.P., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Calpine

CCFC Term Loan		The $1.0 billion first lien senior secured term loan entered into on December 15, 2017 among CCFC as borrower, the lenders party thereto, and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent

CCFC Term Loans		Collectively, the $900 million first lien senior secured term loan and the $300 million first lien senior secured term loan entered into on May 3, 2013, and the $425 million first lien senior secured term loan entered into on February 26, 2014, between CCFC, as borrower, and Goldman Sachs Lending Partners, LLC, as administrative agent and as collateral agent, and the lenders party thereto, repaid on December 15, 2017

CDHI		Calpine Development Holdings, Inc., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Calpine

CFTC		Commodities Futures Trading Commission

Champion Energy		Champion Energy Marketing, LLC, which owns a retail electric provider that serves residential, governmental, commercial and industrial customers in deregulated electricity markets in 14 states and the District of Columbia, including presence in California, Texas, the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

Cogeneration		Using a portion or all of the steam generated in the power generating process to supply a customer with steam for use in the customer’s operations

Commodity expense		The sum of our expenses from fuel and purchased energy expense, commodity transmission and transportation expense, environmental compliance expenses, ancillary retail expense and realized settlements from our marketing, hedging and optimization activities including natural gas and fuel oil transactions hedging future power sales

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ABBREVIATION		DEFINITION
Commodity Margin		Measure of profit reviewed by our chief operating decision maker that includes revenue recognized on our wholesale and retail power sales activity, electric capacity sales, REC sales, steam sales, realized settlements associated with our marketing, hedging, optimization and trading activities, fuel and purchased energy expenses, commodity transmission and transportation expenses, environmental compliance expenses and ancillary retail expense. Commodity Margin is a measure of segment profit or loss under FASB Accounting Standards Codification 280 used by our chief operating decision maker to make decisions about allocating resources to the relevant segments and assessing their performance

Commodity revenue		The sum of our revenues recognized on our wholesale and retail power sales activity, electric capacity sales, REC sales, steam sales and realized settlements from our marketing, hedging, optimization and trading activities

Company		Calpine Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries

Corporate Revolving Facility		The $1.47 billion aggregate amount revolving credit facility credit agreement, dated as of December 10, 2010, as amended on June 27, 2013, July 30, 2014, February 8, 2016, December 1, 2016, September 15, 2017, October 20, 2017 and March 8, 2018 among Calpine Corporation, the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., as successor administrative agent, MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as successor collateral agent, the lenders party thereto and the other parties thereto

Director Plans		Collectively, the 2008 Director Plan and the 2017 Director Plan

Equity Plans		Collectively, the 2008 Equity Plan and the 2017 Equity Plan

Exchange Act		U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

FASB		Financial Accounting Standards Board

FDIC		U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

FERC		U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

First Lien Notes		Collectively, the 2022 First Lien Notes, the 2024 First Lien Notes and the 2026 First Lien Notes

First Lien Term Loans		Collectively, the 2019 First Lien Term Loan, the 2023 First Lien Term Loans and the 2024 First Lien Term Loan

Geysers Assets		Our geothermal power plant assets, including our steam extraction and gathering assets, located in northern California consisting of 13 operating power plants

Greenfield LP		Greenfield Energy Centre LP, a 50% partnership interest between certain of our subsidiaries and a third party which operates the Greenfield Energy Centre, a 1,038 MW natural gas-fired, combined-cycle power plant in Ontario, Canada

Heat Rate(s)		A measure of the amount of fuel required to produce a unit of power

IRS		U.S. Internal Revenue Service

ISO(s)		Independent System Operator which is an entity that coordinates, controls and monitors the operation of an electric power system

ISO-NE		ISO New England Inc., an independent, nonprofit RTO serving states in the New England area, including Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont

KWh		Kilowatt hour(s), a measure of power produced, purchased or sold

LIBOR		London Inter-Bank Offered Rate

Lyondell		LyondellBasell Industries N.V.



ABBREVIATION		DEFINITION
Market Heat Rate(s)		The regional power price divided by the corresponding regional natural gas price

Merger		Merger of Volt Merger Sub, Inc. with and into Calpine pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, which was consummated on March 8, 2018

Merger Agreement		Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated, August 17, 2017, by and among Calpine Corporation, Volt Parent, LP and Volt Merger Sub, Inc.

MMBtu		Million Btu

MW		Megawatt(s), a measure of plant capacity

MWh		Megawatt hour(s), a measure of power produced, purchased or sold

NOL(s)		Net operating loss(es)

North American Power		North American Power & Gas, LLC, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Calpine, which was acquired on January 17, 2017 and is a retail energy supplier for homes and small businesses primarily concentrated in the Northeast U.S.

OCI		Other Comprehensive Income

OMEC		Otay Mesa Energy Center, LLC, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary that owns the Otay Mesa Energy Center, a 608 MW power plant located in San Diego County, California

OTC		Over-the-Counter

PJM		PJM Interconnection is a RTO that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity in all or parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia

PPA(s)		Any term power purchase agreement or other contract for a physically settled sale (as distinguished from a financially settled future, option or other derivative or hedge transaction) of any power product, including power, capacity and/or ancillary services, in the form of a bilateral agreement or a written or oral confirmation of a transaction between two parties to a master agreement, including sales related to a tolling transaction in which the purchaser provides the fuel required by us to generate such power and we receive a variable payment to convert the fuel into power and steam

REC(s)		Renewable energy credit(s)

Risk Management Policy		Calpine’s policy applicable to all employees, contractors, representatives and agents, which defines the risk management framework and corporate governance structure for commodity risk, interest rate risk, currency risk and other risks

RTO(s)		Regional Transmission Organization which is an entity that coordinates, controls and monitors the operation of an electric power system and administers the transmission grid on a regional basis

SDG&E		San Diego Gas & Electric Company

SEC		U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Securities Act		U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended

Senior Unsecured Notes		Collectively, the 2023 Senior Unsecured Notes, the 2024 Senior Unsecured Notes and the 2025 Senior Unsecured Notes

Short Term Credit Facility		The $300 million aggregate amount credit agreement, dated as of April 11, 2018, among Calpine Corporation, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto



ABBREVIATION		DEFINITION
Spark Spread(s)		The difference between the sales price of power per MWh and the cost of natural gas to produce it

Steam Adjusted Heat Rate		The adjusted Heat Rate for our natural gas-fired power plants, excluding peakers, calculated by dividing (a) the fuel consumed in Btu reduced by the net equivalent Btu in steam exported to a third party by (b) the KWh generated. Steam Adjusted Heat Rate is a measure of fuel efficiency, so the lower our Steam Adjusted Heat Rate, the lower our cost of generation

U.S. GAAP		Generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S.

VAR		Value-at-risk

VIE(s)		Variable interest entity(ies)

Whitby		Whitby Cogeneration Limited Partnership, a 50% partnership interest between certain of our subsidiaries and a third party, which operates Whitby, a 50 MW natural gas-fired, simple-cycle cogeneration power plant located in Ontario, Canada

Forward-Looking Statements

This Report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements may appear throughout this Report, including without limitation, the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” section. We use words such as “believe,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “estimate,” “potential,” “project” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements include, among others, those concerning our expected financial performance and strategic and operational plans, as well as all assumptions, expectations, predictions, intentions or beliefs about future events. We believe that the forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions and expectations. However, you are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that a number of risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:


•	The effect of the Merger on our customer relationships, operating results and business;


•	Financial results that may be volatile and may not reflect historical trends due to, among other things, seasonality of demand, fluctuations in prices for commodities such as natural gas and power, changes in U.S. macroeconomic conditions, fluctuations in liquidity and volatility in the energy commodities markets and our ability and extent to which we hedge risks;


•	Laws, regulations and market rules in the wholesale and retail markets in which we participate and our ability to effectively respond to changes in laws, regulations or market rules or the interpretation thereof including those related to the environment, derivative transactions and market design in the regions in which we operate;


•	Our ability to manage our liquidity needs, access the capital markets when necessary and comply with covenants under our Senior Unsecured Notes, First Lien Notes, First Lien Term Loans, Corporate Revolving Facility, CCFC Term Loan and other existing financing obligations;


•	Risks associated with the operation, construction and development of power plants, including unscheduled outages or delays and plant efficiencies;

•

Risks related to our geothermal resources, including the adequacy of our steam reserves, unusual or unexpected steam field well and pipeline maintenance requirements, variables associated with the injection of water to the steam reservoir and potential regulations or other requirements related to seismicity concerns that may delay or increase the cost of developing or operating geothermal resources;


•	Competition, including from renewable sources of power, interference by states in competitive power markets through subsidies or similar support for new or existing power plants, and other risks associated with marketing and selling power in the evolving energy markets;


•	Structural changes in the supply and demand of power, resulting from the development of new fuels or technologies and demand-side management tools (such as distributed generation, power storage and other technologies);


•	The expiration or early termination of our PPAs and the related results on revenues;


•	Future capacity revenue may not occur at expected levels;


•	Natural disasters, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, droughts, wildfires and floods, acts of terrorism or cyber attacks that may affect our power plants or the markets our power plants or retail operations serve and our corporate offices;


•	Disruptions in or limitations on the transportation of natural gas or fuel oil and the transmission of power;


•	Our ability to manage our counterparty and customer exposure and credit risk, including our commodity positions;


•	Our ability to attract, motivate and retain key employees;


•	Present and possible future claims, litigation and enforcement actions that may arise from noncompliance with market rules promulgated by the SEC, CFTC, FERC and other regulatory bodies; and


•	Other risks identified in this Report, in our 2017 Form 10-K and in other reports filed by us with the SEC.

Given the risks and uncertainties surrounding forward-looking statements, you should not place undue reliance on these statements. Many of these factors are beyond our ability to control or predict. Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Report. Other than as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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Where You Can Find Other Information

Our website is www.calpine.com. Information contained on our website is not part of this Report. Information that we furnish or file with the SEC, including our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to, or exhibits included in, these reports are available for download, free of charge, on our website as soon as reasonably practicable after such materials are filed with or furnished to the SEC. Our SEC filings, including exhibits filed therewith, are also available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. You may obtain and copy any document we furnish or file with the SEC at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, NE, Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the SEC’s public reference facilities by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. You may request copies of these documents, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing to the SEC at its principal office at 100 F Street, NE, Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549.

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1.	Financial Statements

CALPINE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
	(in millions)
Operating revenues:
Commodity revenue	$	2,396		$	2,063
Mark-to-market gain (loss)	(391		)	214
Other revenue	4			4
Operating revenues	2,009			2,281
Operating expenses:
Fuel and purchased energy expense:
Commodity expense	1,790			1,533
Mark-to-market (gain) loss	(20		)	159
Fuel and purchased energy expense	1,770			1,692
Operating and maintenance expense	275			282
Depreciation and amortization expense	201			206
General and other administrative expense	60			40
Other operating expenses	37			20
Total operating expenses	2,343			2,240
(Gain) on sale of assets, net	—			(27		)
(Income) from unconsolidated subsidiaries	(6		)	(4		)
Income (loss) from operations	(328		)	72
Interest expense	151			159
Debt extinguishment costs	—			24
Other (income) expense, net	7			2
Loss before income taxes	(486		)	(113		)
Income tax expense (benefit)	108			(61		)
Net loss	(594		)	(52		)
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest	(4		)	(4		)
Net loss attributable to Calpine	$	(598	)	$	(56	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

CALPINE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(Unaudited)



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
	(in millions)
Net loss	$	(594	)	$	(52	)
Cash flow hedging activities:
Gain (loss) on cash flow hedges before reclassification adjustment for cash flow hedges realized in net loss	48			(15		)
Reclassification adjustment for loss on cash flow hedges realized in net loss	7			11
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)	(6		)	2
Income tax expense	(11		)	—
Other comprehensive income (loss)	38			(2		)
Comprehensive loss	(556		)	(54		)
Comprehensive (income) attributable to the noncontrolling interest	(6		)	(4		)
Comprehensive loss attributable to Calpine	$	(562	)	$	(58	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

CALPINE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)



	March 31,			December 31,
	2018			2017
	(in millions, except share and per share amounts)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents ($38 and $39 attributable to VIEs)	$	215		$	284
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $15 and $9	839			970
Inventories	581			498
Margin deposits and other prepaid expense	275			203
Restricted cash, current ($64 and $74 attributable to VIEs)	128			134
Derivative assets, current	197			174
Other current assets	46			43
Total current assets	2,281			2,306
Property, plant and equipment, net ($4,007 and $4,048 attributable to VIEs)	12,623			12,724
Restricted cash, net of current portion ($27 and $24 attributable to VIEs)	28			25
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries	110			106
Long-term derivative assets	228			218
Goodwill	242			242
Intangible assets, net	485			512
Other assets ($24 and $22 attributable to VIEs)	280			320
Total assets	$	16,277		$	16,453
LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	709		$	777
Accrued interest payable	134			104
Debt, current portion ($177 and $175 attributable to VIEs)	227			225
Derivative liabilities, current	338			197
Other current liabilities	535			571
Total current liabilities	1,943			1,874
Debt, net of current portion ($2,191 and $2,238 attributable to VIEs)	11,455			11,180
Long-term derivative liabilities	178			119
Other long-term liabilities	254			213
Total liabilities	13,830			13,386

Commitments and contingencies (see Note 11)
Stockholder’s equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share; authorized 1,400,000,000 shares, 105.15966616429208 and 361,677,891 shares issued, respectively, and 105.15966616429208 and 360,516,091 shares outstanding, respectively	—			—
Treasury stock, at cost, nil and 1,161,800 shares, respectively	—			(15		)
Additional paid-in capital	9,582			9,661
Accumulated deficit	(7,150		)	(6,552		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(70		)	(106		)
Total Calpine stockholder’s equity	2,362			2,988
Noncontrolling interest	85			79
Total stockholder’s equity	2,447			3,067
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity	$	16,277		$	16,453

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

CALPINE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(in millions)



	Common Stock		Treasury Stock			Additional Paid-In Capital			Accumulated Deficit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Noncontrolling Interest			Total Stockholder’s Equity
Balance, December 31, 2017	$	—	$	(15	)	$	9,661		$	(6,552	)	$	(106	)	$	79		$	3,067
Treasury stock transactions	—		(7		)	—			—			—			—			(7		)
Stock-based compensation expense	—		—			41			—			—			—			41
Effects of the Merger	—		22			(120		)	—			—			—			(98		)
Contribution from the noncontrolling interest	—		—			—			—			—			2			2
Distribution to the noncontrolling interest	—		—			—			—			—			(2		)	(2		)
Net income (loss)	—		—			—			(598		)	—			4			(594		)
Other comprehensive income	—		—			—			—			36			2			38
Balance, March 31, 2018	$	—	$	—		$	9,582		$	(7,150	)	$	(70	)	$	85		$	2,447

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

CALPINE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
	(in millions)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(594	)	$	(52	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization⁽¹⁾	223			265
Debt extinguishment costs	—			24
Deferred income taxes	69			(61		)
Gain on sale of assets, net	—			(27		)
Mark-to-market activity, net	369			(55		)
(Income) from unconsolidated subsidiaries	(6		)	(4		)
Return on investments from unconsolidated subsidiaries	3			13
Stock-based compensation expense	57			8
Other	6			—
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable	164			82
Derivative instruments, net	(150		)	(29		)
Other assets	(184		)	33
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(46		)	(105		)
Other liabilities	(26		)	20
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(115		)	112
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(114		)	(91		)
Proceeds from sale of Osprey Energy Center	—			162
Purchase of North American Power, net of cash acquired	—			(111		)
Other	(1		)	16
Net cash used in investing activities	(115		)	(24		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings under First Lien Term Loans	—			396
Repayment of CCFC Term Loan, CCFC Term Loans and First Lien Term Loans	(10		)	(161		)
Repurchase of First Lien Notes	—			(453		)
Borrowings under Corporate Revolving Facility	325			25
Repayments of project financing, notes payable and other	(43		)	(44		)
Distribution to noncontrolling interest holder	(2		)	(6		)
Financing costs	(6		)	(26		)
Stock repurchases	(79		)	—
Shares repurchased for tax withholding on stock-based awards	(7		)	(6		)
Other	(20		)	1
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	158			(274		)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(72		)	(186		)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	443			606
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$	371		$	420

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

CALPINE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS — (CONTINUED)

(Unaudited)



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
	(in millions)
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest, net of amounts capitalized	$	110		$	141
Income taxes	$	4		$	3

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities:
Change in capital expenditures included in accounts payable	$	(6	)	$	—

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(1)	Includes amortization recorded in Commodity revenue and Commodity expense associated with intangible assets and amortization recorded in interest expense associated with debt issuance costs and discounts.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

CALPINE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2018

(Unaudited)


1.	Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

We are a power generation company engaged in the ownership and operation of primarily natural gas-fired and geothermal power plants in North America. We have a significant presence in major competitive wholesale and retail power markets in California, Texas and the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S. We sell power, steam, capacity, renewable energy credits and ancillary services to our customers, which include utilities, independent electric system operators, industrial and agricultural companies, retail power providers, municipalities and other governmental entities, power marketers as well as retail commercial, industrial, governmental and residential customers. We continue to focus on getting closer to our customers through expansion of our retail platform which began with the acquisition of Champion Energy in 2015 and was followed by the acquisitions of Calpine Solutions in late 2016 and North American Power in early 2017. We purchase primarily natural gas and some fuel oil as fuel for our power plants and engage in related natural gas transportation and storage transactions. We also purchase power for sale to our customers and purchase electric transmission rights to deliver power to our customers. Additionally, consistent with our Risk Management Policy, we enter into natural gas, power, environmental product, fuel oil and other physical and financial commodity contracts to hedge certain business risks and optimize our portfolio of power plants.

Basis of Interim Presentation — The accompanying unaudited, interim Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements of Calpine Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and consolidated subsidiaries have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. In the opinion of management, the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements include the normal, recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the information required to be set forth therein. Certain information and note disclosures, normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, have been condensed or omitted from these statements pursuant to such rules and regulations and, accordingly, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2017, included in our 2017 Form 10-K. The results for interim periods are not indicative of the results for the entire year primarily due to acquisitions and disposals of assets, seasonal fluctuations in our revenues and expenses, timing of major maintenance expense, variations resulting from the application of the method to calculate the provision for income tax for interim periods, volatility of commodity prices and mark-to-market gains and losses from commodity and interest rate derivative contracts.

Use of Estimates in Preparation of Financial Statements — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and related disclosures included in our Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Reclassifications — We have reclassified certain prior period amounts for comparative purposes. These reclassifications did not have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Cash and Cash Equivalents — We consider all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. We have cash and cash equivalents held in non-corporate accounts relating to certain project finance facilities and lease agreements that require us to establish and maintain segregated cash accounts. These accounts have been pledged as security in favor of the lenders under such project finance facilities, and the use of certain cash balances on deposit in such accounts is limited, at least temporarily, to the operations of the respective projects.

Restricted Cash — Certain of our debt agreements, lease agreements or other operating agreements require us to establish and maintain segregated cash accounts, the use of which is restricted, making these cash funds unavailable for general use. These amounts are held by depository banks in order to comply with the contractual provisions requiring reserves for payments such as for debt service, rent and major maintenance or with applicable regulatory requirements. Funds that can be used to satisfy obligations due during the next 12 months are classified as current restricted cash, with the remainder classified as non-current restricted cash. Restricted cash is generally invested in accounts earning market rates; therefore, the carrying value approximates fair value. Such cash is excluded from cash and cash equivalents on our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.

The table below represents the components of our restricted cash as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (in millions):



	March 31, 2018						December 31, 2017
	Current		Non-Current		Total		Current		Non-Current		Total
Debt service	$	12	$	7	$	19	$	11	$	8	$	19
Construction/major maintenance	25		18		43		28		16		44
Security/project/insurance	88		—		88		92		—		92
Other	3		3		6		3		1		4
Total	$	128	$	28	$	156	$	134	$	25	$	159

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net — At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the components of property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation as follows (in millions):



	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017		Depreciable Lives
Buildings, machinery and equipment	$	16,512	$	16,506	3	–	46	Years
Geothermal properties	1,500		1,494		13	–	58	Years
Other	252		236		3	–	46	Years
	18,264		18,236
Less: Accumulated depreciation	6,545		6,383
	11,719		11,853
Land	117		117
Construction in progress	787		754
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	12,623	$	12,724

Depreciable Lives — During the first quarter of 2018, we reviewed our accounting policies related to depreciation associated with our estimates of useful lives related to our componentized balance of plant parts. As a result, the useful lives of our rotable parts are now generally estimated to range from 1.5 to 12 years. Our change in the method of depreciation for rotable parts is considered a change in accounting estimate and will result in changes to our depreciation expense prospectively.

Capitalized Interest — The total amount of interest capitalized was $7 million and $7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Goodwill — We have not recorded any impairment losses associated with our goodwill. During the first quarter of 2018, we altered the composition of our segments to report the results associated with our retail business as a separate segment. This change reflects the manner in which our segment information is presented internally to our chief operating decision maker associated with the strategic utilization of our retail business subsequent to the consummation of the Merger. Thus, beginning in the first quarter of 2018, our geographic reportable segments for our wholesale business are West (including geothermal), Texas and East (including Canada) and we have a separate reportable segment for our retail business. As our goodwill resulted from the acquisition of our retail business over the last several years, our goodwill balance of $242 million was allocated to our Retail segment in connection with the change in segment presentation.

New Accounting Standards and Disclosure Requirements

Revenue Recognition — On January 1, 2018, we adopted Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“Topic 606”). The comprehensive new revenue recognition standard supersedes all pre-existing revenue recognition guidance. The core principle of Topic 606 is that a company will recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The standard also requires expanded disclosures surrounding the recognition of revenue from contracts with customers. We adopted the new revenue recognition standards under Topic 606 using the modified retrospective method and applied Topic 606 to those contracts which were not completed as of January 1, 2018. Results for reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2017 are presented under Topic 606, while prior period amounts continue to be reported in accordance with historical accounting standards. The adoption of Topic 606 resulted in no adjustment to our opening retained earnings as of January 1, 2018. There was no material effect to our revenues, results of operations or cash flows for the three months ending March 31,

2018 from the adoption of Topic 606 and we do not expect the new revenue standard to have a material effect on our results of operations in future periods. See Note 3 for additional disclosures required by Topic 606.

Leases — In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-02, “Leases.” The comprehensive new lease standard will supersede all existing lease guidance. The standard requires that a lessee should recognize a right-to-use asset and a lease liability for substantially all operating leases based on the present value of the minimum rental payments. Entities may make an accounting policy election to not recognize lease assets and liabilities for leases with a term of 12 months or less. For lessors, the accounting for leases remains substantially unchanged. The standard also requires expanded disclosures surrounding leases. The standard is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period and requires modified retrospective adoption with early adoption permitted. In January 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-01, “Land Easement Practical Expedient for Transition to Topic 842” that allows an entity to not evaluate existing and expired land easements that were not previously accounted for as leases upon adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2016-02. Any land easements entered into prospectively or modified after adoption should be evaluated to assess whether they meet the definition of a lease. We expect to adopt the standard in the first quarter of 2019. We have completed our initial evaluation of the standard and believe that the key changes that will affect us relate to our accounting for operating leases that are currently off-balance sheet and tolling contracts which we currently account for as operating leases. Additionally, we are evaluating the potential effects of the removal of the real estate guidance currently applicable to lessors. We are also considering electing the practical expedients in our implementation of the standard; however, this may change as we complete our assessment of the standard.

Statement of Cash Flows — In August 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-15, “Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments.” The standard addresses several matters of diversity in practice in how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows including the presentation of debt extinguishment costs and distributions received from equity method investments. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and requires retrospective adoption. We adopted Accounting Standards Update 2016-15 in the first quarter of 2018 which resulted in the reclassification of cash payments for debt extinguishment costs from a cash outflow for operating activities to a cash outflow for financing activities. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Income Taxes — In October 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-16, “Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other than Inventory.” The standard requires an entity to recognize the income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory when the transfer occurs which differs from the current requirement that prohibits the recognition of current and deferred income taxes for an intra-entity asset transfer until the asset has been sold to an outside party. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period and requires modified retrospective adoption. We adopted Accounting Standards Update 2016-16 in the first quarter of 2018 which did not have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows as a result of adopting this standard.

Restricted Cash — In November 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-18, “Restricted Cash.” The standard requires restricted cash to be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning and ending amounts in the statement of cash flows and also requires disclosures regarding the nature of restrictions on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods and requires retrospective adoption with early adoption permitted. We adopted Accounting Standards Update 2016-18 in the first quarter of 2018 which did not have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows as a result of adopting this standard.

Derivatives and Hedging — In August 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2017-12, “Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities.” The standard better aligns an entity’s hedging activities and financial reporting for hedging relationships through changes to both the designation and measurement guidance for qualifying hedging relationships and the presentation of hedge results in the financial statements. The standard will prospectively make hedge accounting easier to apply to hedging activities and also enhances disclosure requirements for how hedge transactions are reflected in the financial statements when hedge accounting is elected. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. We are currently assessing the future effect this standard may have on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.


2.	Merger

Merger — On August 17, 2017, we entered into the Merger Agreement with Volt Parent, LP (“Volt Parent”) and Volt Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volt Parent, pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into

Calpine, with Calpine surviving the Merger as a subsidiary of Volt Parent. On March 8, 2018, we completed the Merger contemplated in the Merger Agreement.

At the effective time of the Merger, each share of Calpine common stock outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (excluding certain shares as described in the Merger Agreement) ceased to be outstanding and was converted into the right to receive $15.25 per share in cash or approximately $5.6 billion in total. See Note 10 for a discussion of the treatment of the outstanding share-based awards to employees at the effective time of the Merger.

During the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, we recorded approximately $31 million and nil, respectively, in Merger-related costs which was recorded in other operating expenses on our Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations and primarily related to legal, investment banking and other professional fees associated with the Merger. We elected not to apply pushdown accounting in connection with the consummation of the Merger.


3.	Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Disaggregation of Revenues with Customers

The following table represents a disaggregation of our revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2018 by reportable segment (in millions). See Note 13 for a description of our segments.



	Wholesale
	West		Texas		East		Retail		Elimination			Total
Third Party:
Energy & other products	$	199	$	304	$	132	$	443	$	—		$	1,078
Capacity	19		26		149		—		—			194
Revenues relating to physical or executory contracts – third party	$	218	$	330	$	281	$	443	$	—		$	1,272

Affiliate⁽¹⁾:	$	8	$	4	$	21	$	1	$	(34	)	$	—

Revenues relating to leases and derivative instruments⁽²⁾												$	737
Total operating revenues												$	2,009

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(1)	Affiliate energy, other and capacity revenues reflect revenues on transactions between wholesale and retail affiliates excluding affiliate activity related to leases and derivative instruments. All such activity supports retail supply needs from the wholesale business and/or allows for collateral margin netting efficiencies at Calpine Corporation.

(2)

Revenues relating to contracts accounted for as leases and derivatives include energy and capacity revenues relating to PPAs that we are required to account for as operating leases and physical and financial commodity derivative contracts, primarily relating to power, natural gas and environmental products. For revenue related to derivative instruments, includes revenue recorded in Commodity revenue and mark-to-market gain (loss) on our Consolidated Condensed Statement of Operations.

For contracts that do not meet the requirements of a lease and either do not meet the definition of a derivative instrument or are exempt from derivative accounting, we have applied the new revenue recognition guidance beginning in the first quarter of 2018. Under the new guidance, the majority of our operating revenue continues to be recognized as the underlying commodity or service is delivered to our customers.

Energy and Other Products

Variable payments for power and steam that are based on generation, including retail sales of power, are recognized over time as the underlying commodity is generated and control is transferred to our customer upon transmission and delivery. Ancillary service revenues are also included within energy-related revenues and are recognized over time as the service is provided.

For our power, steam and ancillary service contracts, we have elected the practical expedient that allows us to recognize revenue in the amount to which we have the right to invoice to the extent we determine that we have a right to consideration in an amount that corresponds directly with the value provided to date. To the extent this practical expedient cannot be utilized, we

will recognize revenue over time based on the quantity of the commodity delivered to the customer for power and steam sales and over time as the service is provided for our ancillary service sales.

Energy and other revenues also includes revenues generated from the sale of natural gas and environmental products, including RECs and are recognized at either a point in time or over time when control of the commodity has transferred. Revenues from the sale of RECs are primarily related to credits that are generated upon generation of renewable power from our Geysers Assets and are recognized over a period of time similar to the timing of the related energy sale. Revenues from sales of RECs or other environmental products that are not generated from our assets are recognized once all certifications have been completed and the credits are delivered to the customer at a point in time. Revenues from our natural gas sales are recognized at a point in time when delivery of the natural gas is provided. Revenues from natural gas and emission product sales are generally at the contracted transaction price, which may be fixed or index-based.

Capacity

Capacity revenues include fixed and variable capacity payments, which are based on generation volumes and include capacity payments received from RTO and ISO capacity auctions. For these contracts, we have elected the practical expedient that allows us to recognize revenue in the amount to which we have the right to invoice to the extent we determine that we have a right to consideration in an amount that corresponds directly with the value provided to date. To the extent this practical expedient cannot be utilized, we will recognize revenue over time as the service is being provided to the customer.

Performance Obligations and Contract Balances

Certain of our contracts have multiple performance obligations. The revenues associated with each individual performance obligation is based on the relative stand-alone sales price of each good or service or, when not available, is based on a cost incurred plus margin approach. For a significant portion of our contracts with multiple performance obligations, management has applied the practical expedient that results in recognition of revenue commensurate with the invoiced amount and no allocation is required as all performance obligations are transferred over the same period of time.

Certain of our contracts include volumetric optionality based on the customer’s needs. The transaction price within these contracts are based on a stand-alone sale price of the good or service being provided and revenue is recognized based on the customer’s usage. On a monthly basis, revenue is recognized based on estimated or actual usage by the customer at the transaction price. To the extent estimated usage is used in the recognition of revenue, revenues are adjusted for actual usage once known; however, this adjustment is not material to the revenues recognized. Generally, we have applied the practical expedient that allows us to recognize revenue based on the invoiced amount for these contracts.

Changes in estimates for our contracts are not material and revisions to estimates are recognized when the amounts can be reasonably estimated. Unbilled retail sales are based upon estimates of customer usage since the date of the last meter reading provided by the ISOs or electric distribution companies by applying the estimated revenue per KWh by customer class to the estimated number of KWhs delivered but not yet billed. Estimated amounts are adjusted when actual usage is known and billed. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, there were no significant changes to revenue amounts recognized in prior periods as a result of a change in estimates. Sales and other taxes we collect concurrent with revenue-producing activities are excluded from our operating revenues.

Billing requirements for our wholesale customers generally result in billing customers on a monthly basis in the month following the delivery of the good or service. Once billed, payment is generally required within 20 days resulting in payment for the delivery of the good or service in the month following delivery of the good or service. Billing requirements for our retail customers are generally once every 30 days and may result in billed amounts relating to our retail customers extending up to 60 days. Based on the terms of our agreements, payment is generally received at or shortly after delivery of the good or service.

Changes in accounts receivable relating to our customers is primarily due to the timing difference between payment and when the good or service is provided. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, there were no significant changes in accounts receivable other than normal billing and collection transactions and there were no material credit or impairment losses recognized relating to accounts receivable balances associated with contracts with customers.

When we receive consideration from a customer prior to transferring goods or services to the customer under the terms of a contract, we record deferred revenue, which represents a contract liability. Such deferred revenue typically results from consideration received prior to the transfer of goods and services relating to our capacity contracts and the sale of RECs that are not generated from our power plants. Based on the nature of these contracts and the timing between when consideration is received and delivery of the good or service is provided, these contracts do not contain any material financing elements.

At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, deferred revenue balances relating to contracts with our customers were included in other current liabilities on our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. We classify deferred revenue as current or long-term based on the timing of when we expect to recognize revenue. The balances outstanding at both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were not material. The revenue recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2018, relating to the deferred revenue balance at the beginning of the period was immaterial and resulted from our performance under the customer contracts. The change in deferred revenues during the period ended March 31, 2018 was primarily due to the timing difference of when consideration was received and when the related good or service was transferred.

Contract Costs

For certain retail contracts, we incur third party incremental broker costs that are capitalized on our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. Capitalized contract costs are amortized on a straight line basis over the term of the underlying sales contract to the extent the term extends beyond one year. Contract costs associated with sales contracts that are less than one year are expensed as incurred under a practical expedient.

At both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the capitalized contract cost balance was not material. There were no impairment losses or changes in amortization during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and amortization of contract costs during the period ending March 31, 2018 was immaterial.

Performance Obligations not yet Satisfied

As of March 31, 2018, we have entered into certain contracts with customers under which we have not yet completed our performance obligations. This includes agreements for which we are providing power and/or capacity from our generating facilities for an aggregate transaction price of approximately $200 million based on current market conditions. We expect to recognize such amounts as revenue through 2029 as we transfer control of the commodities to our customers. These contracts do not include contracts where we have elected the practical expedient that allows us to recognize revenue in the amount to which we have the right to invoice to the extent we determine that we have a right to consideration in an amount that corresponds directly with the value provided to date.


4.	Variable Interest Entities and Unconsolidated Investments

We consolidate all of our VIEs where we have determined that we are the primary beneficiary. There were no changes to our determination of whether we are the primary beneficiary of our VIEs for the three months ended March 31, 2018. See Note 6 in our 2017 Form 10-K for further information regarding our VIEs.

VIE Disclosures

Our consolidated VIEs include natural gas-fired power plants with an aggregate capacity of 7,880 MW and 7,880 MW at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. For these VIEs, we may provide other operational and administrative support through various affiliate contractual arrangements among the VIEs, Calpine Corporation and its other wholly-owned subsidiaries whereby we support the VIE through the reimbursement of costs and/or the purchase and sale of energy. Other than amounts contractually required, we provided support to these VIEs in the form of cash and other contributions of nil during each of the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

OMEC — OMEC has a ten-year tolling agreement with SDG&E which commenced on October 3, 2009. Under a ground lease agreement, OMEC holds a put option to sell the Otay Mesa Energy Center for $280 million to SDG&E, which is exercisable through April 2019 and SDG&E holds a call option to purchase the Otay Mesa Energy Center for $377 million, which is exercisable through October 2018. If either option is exercised, the sale would occur upon the conclusion of the tolling agreement in October 2019. We have concluded that we are the primary beneficiary of OMEC as we believe the activity that has the most effect on the financial performance of OMEC is operations and maintenance which is controlled by us. As a result, we consolidate OMEC.

Unconsolidated VIEs and Investments in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries

We have a 50% partnership interest in Greenfield LP and in Whitby. Greenfield LP and Whitby are VIEs; however, we do not have the power to direct the most significant activities of these entities and therefore do not consolidate them. Greenfield LP is a limited partnership between certain subsidiaries of ours and of Mitsui & Co., Ltd., which operates the Greenfield Energy Centre, a 1,038 MW natural gas-fired, combined-cycle power plant located in Ontario, Canada. We and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. each hold a 50% interest in Greenfield LP. Whitby is a limited partnership between certain of our subsidiaries and Atlantic Packaging Ltd., which operates the Whitby facility, a 50 MW natural gas-fired, simple-cycle cogeneration power plant located in Ontario, Canada. We and Atlantic Packaging Ltd. each hold a 50% partnership interest in Whitby.

In December 2016, we acquired Calpine Receivables, a bankruptcy remote entity created for the special purpose of purchasing trade accounts receivable from Calpine Solutions under the Accounts Receivable Sales Program. Calpine Receivables is a VIE. We have determined that we do not have the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly affect the VIE’s economic performance nor the obligation to absorb losses or receive benefits from the VIE. Accordingly, we have determined that we are not the primary beneficiary of Calpine Receivables because we do not have the power to affect its financial performance as the unaffiliated financial institutions that purchase the receivables from Calpine Receivables control the selection criteria of the receivables sold and appoint the servicer of the receivables which controls management of default. Thus, we do not consolidate Calpine Receivables in our Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements and use the equity method of accounting to record our net interest in Calpine Receivables.

We account for these entities under the equity method of accounting and include our net equity interest in investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries on our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, our equity method investments included on our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets were comprised of the following (in millions):



	Ownership Interest as of March 31, 2018	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
Greenfield LP	50%	$	95	$	92
Whitby	50%	7		6
Calpine Receivables	100%	8		8
Total investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries		$	110	$	106

Our risk of loss related to our investments in Greenfield LP, Whitby and Calpine Receivables is limited to our investment balance. Holders of the debt of our unconsolidated investments do not have recourse to Calpine Corporation and its other subsidiaries; therefore, the debt of our unconsolidated investments is not reflected on our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, Greenfield LP’s debt was approximately $244 million and $256 million, respectively, and based on our pro rata share of our investment in Greenfield LP, our share of such debt would be approximately $122 million and $128 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Our equity interest in the net income from our investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, is recorded in (income) from unconsolidated subsidiaries. We did not have material income or receive any distributions from our investment in Calpine Receivables for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. The following table sets forth details of our (income) from unconsolidated subsidiaries for the periods indicated (in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
Greenfield LP	$	(2	)	$	(2	)
Whitby	(4		)	(2		)
Total	$	(6	)	$	(4	)

Distributions from Greenfield LP were nil during each of the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. Distributions from Whitby were $3 million and $13 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.


5.	Debt

Our debt at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, was as follows (in millions):



	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
Senior Unsecured Notes	$	3,419	$	3,417
First Lien Term Loans	2,990		2,995
First Lien Notes	2,396		2,396
Project financing, notes payable and other	1,461		1,498
CCFC Term Loan	980		984
Capital lease obligations	111		115
Corporate Revolving Facility	325		—
Subtotal	11,682		11,405
Less: Current maturities	227		225
Total long-term debt	$	11,455	$	11,180

Our effective interest rate on our consolidated debt, excluding the effects of capitalized interest and mark-to-market gains (losses) on interest rate hedging instruments, increased to 5.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, from 5.4% for the same period in 2017.

Senior Unsecured Notes

The amounts outstanding under our Senior Unsecured Notes are summarized in the table below (in millions):



	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
2023 Senior Unsecured Notes	$	1,240	$	1,239
2024 Senior Unsecured Notes	644		644
2025 Senior Unsecured Notes	1,535		1,534
Total Senior Unsecured Notes	$	3,419	$	3,417

First Lien Term Loans

The amounts outstanding under our senior secured First Lien Term Loans are summarized in the table below (in millions):



	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
2019 First Lien Term Loan	$	389	$	389
2023 First Lien Term Loans	1,063		1,064
2024 First Lien Term Loan	1,538		1,542
Total First Lien Term Loans	$	2,990	$	2,995

First Lien Notes

The amounts outstanding under our senior secured First Lien Notes are summarized in the table below (in millions):



	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
2022 First Lien Notes	$	742	$	741
2024 First Lien Notes	485		485
2026 First Lien Notes	1,169		1,170
Total First Lien Notes	$	2,396	$	2,396

Corporate Revolving Facility and Other Letter of Credit Facilities

The table below represents amounts issued under our letter of credit facilities at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (in millions):



	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
Corporate Revolving Facility⁽¹⁾	$	953	$	629
CDHI	235		244
Various project financing facilities	181		196
Total	$	1,369	$	1,069

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(1)	The Corporate Revolving Facility represents our primary revolving facility.

On September 15, 2017, we amended our Corporate Revolving Facility to, among other things, provide that the Merger does not constitute a “Change of Control” thereunder, effective upon consummation of the Merger. On October 20, 2017, we further amended our Corporate Revolving Facility to extend the maturity of most revolving commitments (totaling $1.3 billion in the aggregate) to March 8, 2023, and reduce the capacity thereunder from $1.79 billion to $1.47 billion. Both amendments to the Corporate Revolving Facility became effective upon consummation of the Merger on March 8, 2018. See Note 2 for further information related to the Merger. On March 8, 2018, we further amended our Corporate Revolving Facility to increase the letter of credit facility from $1.15 billion to $1.3 billion and increased the Incremental Revolving Facilities (as defined in the credit agreement) amount to $500 million.

Short Term Credit Facility — On April 11, 2018, we entered into a credit agreement which allows us access to $300 million in aggregate available borrowings until August 31, 2018. Any cash draws from the Short Term Credit Facility are unsecured but will be converted to first lien senior secured term loans if not repaid within 21 days of the initial draw date. Any borrowings converted into first lien senior secured loans have a 364-day maturity from the initial draw date and will contain substantially similar interest rates, covenants, qualifications, exceptions and limitations as our 2019 First Lien Term Loan.

Fair Value of Debt

We record our debt instruments based on contractual terms, net of any applicable premium or discount and debt issuance costs. The following table details the fair values and carrying values of our debt instruments at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (in millions):



	March 31, 2018				December 31, 2017
	Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value
Senior Unsecured Notes	$	3,203	$	3,419	$	3,294	$	3,417
First Lien Term Loans	3,047		2,990		3,043		2,995
First Lien Notes	2,398		2,396		2,437		2,396
Project financing, notes payable and other⁽¹⁾	1,397		1,372		1,439		1,409
CCFC Term Loan	998		980		1,000		984
Corporate Revolving Facility	325		325		—		—
Total	$	11,368	$	11,482	$	11,213	$	11,201

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(1)	Excludes a lease that is accounted for as a failed sale-leaseback transaction under U.S. GAAP.

Our Senior Unsecured Notes, First Lien Term Loans, First Lien Notes, CCFC Term Loan and Corporate Revolving Facility are categorized as level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. Our project financing, notes payable and other debt instruments are categorized as level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. We do not have any debt instruments with fair value measurements categorized as level 1 within the fair value hierarchy.


6.	Assets and Liabilities with Recurring Fair Value Measurements

Cash Equivalents — Highly liquid investments which meet the definition of cash equivalents, primarily investments in money market accounts and other interest-bearing accounts, are included in both our cash and cash equivalents and our restricted

cash on our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. Certain of our money market accounts invest in U.S. Treasury securities or other obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities. We do not have any cash equivalents invested in institutional prime money market funds which require use of a floating net asset value and are subject to liquidity fees and redemption restrictions. Certain of our cash equivalents are classified within level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Derivatives — The primary factors affecting the fair value of our derivative instruments at any point in time are the volume of open derivative positions (MMBtu, MWh and $ notional amounts); changing commodity market prices, primarily for power and natural gas; our credit standing and that of our counterparties and customers for energy commodity derivatives; and prevailing interest rates for our interest rate hedging instruments. Prices for power and natural gas and interest rates are volatile, which can result in material changes in the fair value measurements reported in our financial statements in the future.

We utilize market data, such as pricing services and broker quotes, and assumptions that we believe market participants would use in pricing our assets or liabilities including assumptions about the risks inherent to the inputs in the valuation technique. These inputs can be either readily observable, market corroborated or generally unobservable. The market data obtained from broker pricing services is evaluated to determine the nature of the quotes obtained and, where accepted as a reliable quote, used to validate our assessment of fair value. We use other qualitative assessments to determine the level of activity in any given market. We primarily apply the market approach and income approach for recurring fair value measurements and utilize what we believe to be the best available information. We utilize valuation techniques that seek to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. We classify fair value balances based on the observability of those inputs.

The fair value of our derivatives includes consideration of our credit standing, the credit standing of our counterparties and customers and the effect of credit enhancements, if any. We have also recorded credit reserves in the determination of fair value based on our expectation of how market participants would determine fair value. Such valuation adjustments are generally based on market evidence, if available, or our best estimate.

Our level 1 fair value derivative instruments primarily consist of power and natural gas swaps, futures and options traded on an exchange.

Our level 2 fair value derivative instruments primarily consist of interest rate hedging instruments and OTC power and natural gas forwards for which market-based pricing inputs in the principal or most advantageous market are representative of executable prices for market participants. These inputs are observable at commonly quoted intervals for substantially the full term of the instruments. In certain instances, our level 2 derivative instruments may utilize models to measure fair value. These models are industry-standard models, including the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, that incorporate various assumptions, including quoted interest rates, correlation, volatility, as well as other relevant economic measures. Substantially all of these assumptions are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the instrument, can be derived from observable data or are supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace.

Our level 3 fair value derivative instruments may consist of OTC power and natural gas forwards and options where pricing inputs are unobservable, as well as other complex and structured transactions primarily for the sale and purchase of power and natural gas to both wholesale counterparties and retail customers. Complex or structured transactions are tailored to our customers’ needs and can introduce the need for internally-developed model inputs which might not be observable in or corroborated by the market. When such inputs have a significant effect on the measurement of fair value, the instrument is categorized in level 3. Our valuation models may incorporate historical correlation information and extrapolate available broker and other information to future periods.

Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement at period end. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect our estimate of the fair value of our assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels. The following tables present our financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, by level within the fair value hierarchy:



	Assets and Liabilities with Recurring Fair Value Measures as of March 31, 2018
	Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total
	(in millions)
Assets:
Cash equivalents⁽¹⁾	$	131		$	—		$	—		$	131
Commodity instruments:
Commodity exchange traded derivatives contracts	629			—			—			629
Commodity forward contracts⁽²⁾	—			800			263			1,063
Interest rate hedging instruments	—			68			—			68
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾	(629		)	(678		)	(28		)	(1,335		)
Total assets	$	131		$	190		$	235		$	556
Liabilities:
Commodity instruments:
Commodity exchange traded derivatives contracts	$	733		$	—		$	—		$	733
Commodity forward contracts⁽²⁾	—			1,184			132			1,316
Interest rate hedging instruments	—			21			—			21
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾	(733		)	(795		)	(26		)	(1,554		)
Total liabilities	$	—		$	410		$	106		$	516



	Assets and Liabilities with Recurring Fair Value Measures as of December 31, 2017
	Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total
	(in millions)
Assets:
Cash equivalents⁽¹⁾	$	131		$	—		$	—		$	131
Commodity instruments:
Commodity exchange traded derivatives contracts	746			—			—			746
Commodity forward contracts⁽²⁾	—			327			265			592
Interest rate hedging instruments	—			29			—			29
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾	(746		)	(206		)	(23		)	(975		)
Total assets	$	131		$	150		$	242		$	523
Liabilities:
Commodity instruments:
Commodity exchange traded derivatives contracts	$	790		$	—		$	—		$	790
Commodity forward contracts⁽²⁾	—			461			68			529
Interest rate hedging instruments	—			34			—			34
Effect of netting and allocation of collateral⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾	(790		)	(224		)	(23		)	(1,037		)
Total liabilities	$	—		$	271		$	45		$	316

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(1)	At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, we had cash equivalents of $20 million and $21 million included in cash and cash equivalents and $111 million and $110 million included in restricted cash, respectively.


(2)	Includes OTC swaps and options and retail contracts.

(3)

We offset fair value amounts recognized for derivative instruments executed with the same counterparty under a master netting arrangement for financial statement presentation; therefore, amounts recognized for the right to reclaim, or the obligation to return, cash collateral are presented net with the corresponding derivative instrument fair values. See Note 7 for further discussion of our derivative instruments subject to master netting arrangements.

(4)

Cash collateral posted with (received from) counterparties allocated to level 1, level 2 and level 3 derivative instruments totaled $104 million, $117 million and $(2) million, respectively, at March 31, 2018. Cash collateral posted with (received from) counterparties allocated to level 1, level 2 and level 3 derivative instruments totaled $44 million, $18 million and nil, respectively, at December 31, 2017.

At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the derivative instruments classified as level 3 primarily included commodity contracts, which are classified as level 3 because the contract terms relate to a delivery location or tenor for which observable market rate information is not available. The fair value of the net derivative position classified as level 3 is predominantly driven by market commodity prices. The following table presents quantitative information for the unobservable inputs used in our most significant level 3 fair value measurements at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:



	Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
	March 31, 2018
	Fair Value, Net Asset			Significant Unobservable
	(Liability)		Valuation Technique	Input	Range
	(in millions)
Power Contracts	$	94	Discounted cash flow	Market price (per MWh)	$	2.58		—	$215.31	/MWh
Power Congestion Products	$	4	Discounted cash flow	Market price (per MWh)	$	(7.52	)	—	$9.40	/MWh
Natural Gas Contracts	$	11	Discounted cash flow	Market price (per MMBtu)	$	0.95		—	$10.05	/MMBtu

	December 31, 2017
	Fair Value, Net Asset			Significant Unobservable
	(Liability)		Valuation Technique	Input	Range
	(in millions)
Power Contracts	$	149	Discounted cash flow	Market price (per MWh)	$	4.13		—	$119.20	/MWh
Power Congestion Products	$	11	Discounted cash flow	Market price (per MWh)	$	(10.54	)	—	$9.13	/MWh
Natural Gas Contracts	$	34	Discounted cash flow	Market price (per MMBtu)	$	1.62		—	$13.67	/MMBtu

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of changes in the fair value of our net derivative assets (liabilities) classified as level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the periods indicated (in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
Balance, beginning of period	$	197		$	416
Realized and mark-to-market gains (losses):
Included in net income (loss):
Included in operating revenues⁽¹⁾	(57		)	113
Included in fuel and purchased energy expense⁽²⁾	(2		)	13
Change in collateral	(2		)	(9		)
Purchases and settlements:
Purchases	4			—
Settlements	(14		)	(26		)
Transfers in and/or out of level 3⁽³⁾:
Transfers into level 3⁽⁴⁾	6			(7		)
Transfers out of level 3⁽⁵⁾	(3		)	(150		)
Balance, end of period	$	129		$	350
Change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to instruments still held at end of period	$	(59	)	$	126

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(1)	For power contracts and other power-related products, included on our Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations.


(2)	For natural gas and power contracts, swaps and options, included on our Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations.


(3)	We transfer amounts among levels of the fair value hierarchy as of the end of each period. There were no transfers into or out of level 1 for each of the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.


(4)	We had $6 million in gains and $(7) million in losses transferred out of level 2 into level 3 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, due to changes in market liquidity in various power markets.


(5)	We had $3 million and $150 million in gains transferred out of level 3 into level 2 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, due to changes in market liquidity in various power markets.


7.	Derivative Instruments

Types of Derivative Instruments and Volumetric Information

Commodity Instruments — We are exposed to changes in prices for the purchase and sale of power, natural gas, fuel oil, environmental products and other energy commodities. We use derivatives, which include physical commodity contracts and financial commodity instruments such as OTC and exchange traded swaps, futures, options, forward agreements and instruments that settle on the power price to natural gas price relationships (Heat Rate swaps and options) or instruments that settle on power or natural gas price relationships between delivery points for the purchase and sale of power and natural gas to attempt to maximize the risk-adjusted returns by economically hedging a portion of the commodity price risk associated with our assets. By entering into these transactions, we are able to economically hedge a portion of our Spark Spread at estimated generation and prevailing price levels.

We also engage in limited trading activities related to our commodity derivative portfolio as authorized by our Board of Directors and monitored by our Chief Risk Officer and Risk Management Committee of senior management. These transactions are executed primarily for the purpose of providing improved price and price volatility discovery, greater market access, and profiting from our market knowledge, all of which benefit our asset hedging activities. Our trading results were not material for each of the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.

Interest Rate Hedging Instruments — A portion of our debt is indexed to base rates, primarily LIBOR. We have historically used interest rate hedging instruments to adjust the mix between fixed and variable rate debt to hedge our interest rate risk for potential adverse changes in interest rates. As of March 31, 2018, the maximum length of time over which we were hedging using interest rate hedging instruments designated as cash flow hedges was 8 years.

As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the net forward notional buy (sell) position of our outstanding commodity derivative instruments that did not qualify or were not designated under the normal purchase normal sale exemption and our interest rate hedging instruments were as follows (in millions):



Derivative Instruments	Notional Amounts
Derivative Instruments	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017
Power (MWh)	(147		)	(119		)
Natural gas (MMBtu)	845			405
Environmental credits (Tonnes)	13			12
Interest rate hedging instruments	$	4,600		$	4,600

Certain of our derivative instruments contain credit risk-related contingent provisions that require us to maintain collateral balances consistent with our credit ratings. If our credit rating were to be downgraded, it could require us to post additional collateral or could potentially allow our counterparty to request immediate, full settlement on certain derivative instruments in liability positions. The aggregate fair value of our derivative liabilities with credit risk-related contingent provisions as of March 31, 2018, was $525 million for which we have posted collateral of $439 million by posting margin deposits or granting additional first priority liens on the assets currently subject to first priority liens under our First Lien Notes, First Lien Term Loans and Corporate Revolving Facility. However, if our credit rating were downgraded by one notch from its current level, we estimate that additional collateral of $11 million related to our derivative liabilities would be required and that no counterparty could request immediate, full settlement.

Accounting for Derivative Instruments

We recognize all derivative instruments that qualify for derivative accounting treatment as either assets or liabilities and measure those instruments at fair value unless they qualify for, and we elect, the normal purchase normal sale exemption. For transactions in which we elect the normal purchase normal sale exemption, gains and losses are not reflected on our Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations until the period of delivery. Revenues and expenses derived from instruments that qualified for hedge accounting or represent an economic hedge are recorded in the same financial statement line item as the item being hedged. Hedge accounting requires us to formally document, designate and assess the effectiveness of transactions that receive hedge accounting. We present the cash flows from our derivatives in the same category as the item being hedged (or economically hedged) within operating activities on our Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows unless they contain an other-than-insignificant financing element in which case their cash flows are classified within financing activities.

Cash Flow Hedges — We currently apply hedge accounting to our interest rate hedging instruments. We report the effective portion of the mark-to-market gain or loss on our interest rate hedging instruments designated and qualifying as a cash flow hedging instrument as a component of OCI and reclassify such gains and losses into earnings in the same period during which the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. Gains and losses due to ineffectiveness on interest rate hedging instruments are recognized currently in earnings as a component of interest expense. If it is determined that the forecasted transaction is no longer probable of occurring, then hedge accounting will be discontinued prospectively and future changes in fair value are recorded in earnings. If the hedging instrument is terminated or de-designated prior to the occurrence of the hedged forecasted transaction, the net accumulated gain or loss associated with the changes in fair value of the hedge instrument remains deferred in AOCI until such time as the forecasted transaction affects earnings or until it is determined that the forecasted transaction is probable of not occurring.

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments — We enter into power, natural gas, interest rate, environmental product and fuel oil transactions that primarily act as economic hedges to our asset and interest rate portfolio, but either do not qualify as hedges under the hedge accounting guidelines or qualify under the hedge accounting guidelines and the hedge accounting designation has not been elected. Changes in fair value of commodity derivatives not designated as hedging instruments are recognized currently in earnings and are separately stated on our Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations in mark-to-market gain/loss as a component of operating revenues (for physical and financial power and Heat Rate and commodity option activity) and fuel and purchased energy expense (for physical and financial natural gas, power, environmental product and fuel oil activity). Changes in fair value of interest rate derivatives not designated as hedging instruments are recognized currently in earnings as interest expense.

Derivatives Included on Our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets

During the third quarter of 2017, we elected to begin offsetting fair value amounts associated with our derivative instruments and related cash collateral and margin deposits on our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets that are executed with

the same counterparty under master netting arrangements. Our netting arrangements include a right to set off or net together purchases and sales of similar products in the margining or settlement process. In some instances, we have also negotiated cross commodity netting rights which allow for the net presentation of activity with a given counterparty regardless of product purchased or sold. We also post cash collateral in support of our derivative instruments which may also be subject to a master netting arrangement with the same counterparty.

The following tables present the fair values of our derivative instruments and our net exposure after offsetting amounts subject to a master netting arrangement with the same counterparty to our derivative instruments recorded on our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets by location and hedge type at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (in millions):



	March 31, 2018
	Gross Amounts of Assets and (Liabilities)			Gross Amounts Offset on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets			Net Amount Presented on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets⁽¹⁾
Derivative assets:
Commodity exchange traded derivatives contracts	$	489		$	(489	)	$	—
Commodity forward contracts	816			(643		)	173
Interest rate hedging instruments	24			—			24
Total current derivative assets⁽²⁾	$	1,329		$	(1,132	)	$	197
Commodity exchange traded derivatives contracts	140			(140		)	—
Commodity forward contracts	247			(63		)	184
Interest rate hedging instruments	44			—			44
Total long-term derivative assets⁽²⁾	$	431		$	(203	)	$	228
Total derivative assets	$	1,760		$	(1,335	)	$	425

Derivative (liabilities):
Commodity exchange traded derivatives contracts	$	(561	)	$	561		$	—
Commodity forward contracts	(1,039		)	714			(325		)
Interest rate hedging instruments	(13		)	—			(13		)
Total current derivative (liabilities)⁽²⁾	$	(1,613	)	$	1,275		$	(338	)
Commodity exchange traded derivatives contracts	(172		)	172			—
Commodity forward contracts	(277		)	107			(170		)
Interest rate hedging instruments	(8		)	—			(8		)
Total long-term derivative (liabilities)⁽²⁾	$	(457	)	$	279		$	(178	)
Total derivative liabilities	$	(2,070	)	$	1,554		$	(516	)
Net derivative assets (liabilities)	$	(310	)	$	219		$	(91	)



	December 31, 2017
	Gross Amounts of Assets and (Liabilities)		Gross Amounts Offset on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets			Net Amount Presented on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets⁽¹⁾
Derivative assets:
Commodity exchange traded derivatives contracts	$	672	$	(672	)	$	—
Commodity forward contracts	361		(194		)	167
Interest rate hedging instruments	7		—			7
Total current derivative assets⁽³⁾	$	1,040	$	(866	)	$	174
Commodity exchange traded derivatives contracts	74		(74		)	—
Commodity forward contracts	231		(32

CALPINE CORP - FORM 10-Q - May 10, 2018

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