• Thad Hill

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, 4 March

  • 10:55am - 11:25am (CST) / 04/mar/2021 04:55 pm - 04/mar/2021 05:25 pm

    Plenary

    Keeping the Lights On: Designing future power markets
    Panel Markets/Economics/Strategy Power & Renewables Decarbonization Pathways
    Technology and consumer preferences are reshaping the electric power industry. The declining cost of wind, solar, and energy storage—now competitive with natural gas generation in many markets—bolsters the demand for carbon-free electricity. Individuals, corporations, and governments look to electricity as the central fuel for a future low-carbon world. Power markets must evolve to incorporate this environmental demand alongside the existing tenets of the power industry—least cost and reliable. How will, and can, markets adapt to fulfill all three objectives simultaneously and efficiently? Are there limits to what markets can achieve? What are the implications for energy companies, investors, and customers? What lessons about market design have we already learned?  
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