Exhibit 7.1

Amended and Restated Joint Filing Agreement

This will confirm the agreement by and among all the undersigned that the Statement on Schedule 13D filed on or about this date and any further amendments thereto with respect to beneficial ownership by the undersigned of the Common Shares, $0.001 par value, of Calpine Corporation, a Delaware corporation, is being filed on behalf of each of the undersigned in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The undersigned further agree that each party hereto is responsible for timely filing of such Statement on Schedule 13D and any further amendments thereto, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning such party contained therein, provided that no party is responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the other party, unless such party knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate. The undersigned further agree that this Agreement shall be included as an Exhibit to such joint filing.

This agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

Dated: August 22, 2011

 

Farrington Capital, LP
By:   Farrington Management, LLC
Its:   General Partner
By:  

/s/ Mikhail Segal

Name:   Mikhail Segal
Title:   Vice President
LSP Cal Holdings I, LLC
By:  

/s/ James Bartlett

Name:   James Bartlett
Title:   President
LSP Cal Holdings II, LLC
By:  

/s/ James Bartlett

Name:   James Bartlett


  Title: President
LS Power Partners, L.P.
By:  

/s/ James Bartlett

  Name: James Bartlett
  Title: President
LS Power Partners II, L.P.
By:  

/s/ James Bartlett

  Name: James Bartlett
  Title: President

 

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Luminus Management, LLC

By:

 

/s/ Jonathan Barrett

  Name: Jonathan Barrett
  Title: President
Vega Asset Partners, L.P.

By:

 

/s/ Paul Segal

  Name: Paul Segal
  Title: President

Luminus Energy Partners Master Fund, Ltd.

By:

  Luminus Management, LLC

Its:

  Investment Manager

By:

 

/s/ Jonathan Barrett

  Name: Jonathan Barrett
  Title: President

 

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