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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
Registration Statement No. 333-47068
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED NOVEMBER 14, 2000
OF
CALPINE CORPORATION
RELATING TO
RESALES BY SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
OF
5% CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SECURITIES
REMARKETABLE TERM INCOME DEFERRABLE EQUITY SECURITIES
(HIGH TIDES(SM))
The Prospectus dated November 14, 2000, as supplemented to date (the
"Prospectus") relating to resales by selling shareholders of 5% Convertible
Preferred Securities, Remarketable Term Income Deferrable Equity Securities
(HIGH TIDES(SM)), is hereby supplemented by amending the "Selling Holders"
section on pages 24-28 thereof, by inserting the following as new selling
holders in the appropriate alphabetical location:
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NUMBER OF
SELLING HOLDER HIGH TIDES
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Mellon Bank(1).............................................. 40,000
Northern Trust Company...................................... 30,000
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Prospectus Supplement dated December 15, 2000
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1 As Record Owner for Pacific Life Insurance Company, the beneficial owner.
