S.1 E.8. Calpine's Thad Hill T'95 on the national energy transition and evolving energy markets

Eric speaks with Thad Hill, President and CEO of Calpine Corporation, an integrated competitive power company and the largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources in the United States. Mr. Hill has been a leader in the energy industry since 2005, working at both Texas Genco LP and NRG Energy before joining Calpine in 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Hill worked at Boston Consulting Group, where he spent much of his time focused on the North American energy industry.  

Links & Additional Information: 

California Air Resources Board, Achieving Carbon Neutrality in California, 2020. 

Energy and Environmental Economics (E3) and Energy Futures Initiative, Net-Zero New England: Ensuring Electric Reliability in a Low-Carbon Future, 2020. 

McKinsey & Co., A 2040 Vision for the U.S. Power Industry: Evaluating Two Decarbonization Scenarios, 2020.

Princeton University Report, Net-Zero America – Potential Pathways, Infrastructure, and Impacts, 2020. 

James H. Williams et al., Carbon-Neutral Pathways for the United States, 2021.