SUGAR LAND, TX--(Marketwire - May 10, 2012) -  Researched by Industrial Information Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Calpine Corporation (NYSE:CPN) (Houston, Texas), the largest independent power producer in the U.S. and a leading producer of natural gas, reported overall improvement and a flurry of new projects in the first quarter of 2012, as lower natural gas prices led to increased power generation, despite unusually mild winter weather. The quarter saw a net loss of $9 million, compared with a net loss of $297 million in first-quarter 2011.

Other companies featured: PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE), Edison International (NYSE:EIX)

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