• CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Thad Hill

Calpine Corporation

President & Chief Executive Officer

Thad Hill became Calpine’s President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of its Board of Directors in May 2014. Mr. Hill joined the company in September 2008 as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. He became Chief Operating Officer in November 2010 and was named President in December 2012. Prior to Calpine, Mr. Hill was with NRG Energy from 2006 to 2008, serving as President of NRG Texas in 2007–2008. Prior to NRG, Mr. Hill was Executive Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at Texas Genco LP from 2005 to 2006. From 1995 to 2005, he was with Boston Consulting Group Inc., where he rose to Partner and Managing Director and led the North American energy practice, serving companies in the power and gas sector with a focus on commercial and strategic issues. Mr. Hill received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Amos Tuck School of Dartmouth College, where he was elected an Edward Tuck Scholar.

Sessions With Thad Hill

Thursday, 12 March

  • 10:30am - 11:20am (CST) / -

    Plenary - Designing for Success: Power markets, prices and technology

    Upstream Oil & Gas Power & Renewables

    Market designs influence wholesale electricity market price formation. Getting price signals right is key to successful electricity system operations in the short run, and timely, adequate investments over the long run. Are market rules and institutions changing to harmonize climate initiatives with effective market competition? Can retail and wholesale market designs evolve to effectively integrate new technology deployment on both the demand and supply sides of the electricity business?