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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.8

                                                           SR DRAFT MAY 20, 2004

                               FIRST AMENDMENT TO
                INDEX BASED GAS SALE AND POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT

      THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO INDEX BASED GAS SALE AND POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT
("First Amendment"), dated as of May 20, 2004, is made and entered into by and
among Calpine Generating Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
("CGC" or "CalGen"), the indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of CGC listed on the
signature page hereof (each a "Facility Owner" or the "Company") and Calpine
Energy Services, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("CES"). (Each of CGC, the
Facility Owners and CES is referred to herein individually as a "Party" and
collectively as the "Parties.")

                                    RECITALS

      A.    The Parties have entered into that certain Index Based Gas Sale and
Power Purchase Agreement dated as of March 23, 2004 (the "Original Agreement")
with respect to fourteen (14) natural gas-fired electric power generating
facilities (the "Facilities") owned by the respective Facility Owners.

      B.    The Original Agreement provides that, with certain exceptions, CES
will provide all Gas required by the Facilities, but also provides that one or
more Facility Owners may enter into Direct Gas Supply Agreements with third
party gas suppliers.

      C.    Pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated
as of March 23, 2004 by and among CGC, certain its subsidiaries (including all
of the Facility Owners except Goldendale Energy Center, LLC), The Bank of Nova
Scotia, as Administrative Agent, LC Bank, Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner, and
certain other lenders party thereto (the "Revolving Credit Facility"), CGC may
obtain letters of credit for various purposes.

      D.    If CGC obtains letters of credit pursuant to the Revolving Credit
Facility and uses those letters of credit to support CES's obligations under
contracts between CES and third party suppliers for the purchase of Gas to be
supplied by CES to one or more Facility Owners under the Agreement, CES will
provide economic benefits to CGC and the Facility Owners in connection with the
purchase of such Gas, and CGC and the Facility Owners will be able to enjoy such
economic benefits and protect their credit exposure to third parties by
obtaining certain rights to cure defaults and succeed to CES's interests under
such third party gas supply contracts.

      E.    The Parties therefore now desire to amend the Original Agreement to
provide for the use of letters of credit obtained by CGC under the Revolving
Credit Facility to support gas supply contracts between CES and third party gas
suppliers in order to obtain significant economic benefits for CGC and the
Facility Owners in connection with the supply of such Gas, subject to the terms
and conditions set forth in this Amendment.

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                                    AGREEMENT

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and
valuable consideration, the Parties agree as follows:

      1.    Definitions.

      (a)   The following definitions are hereby added to Article One of the
Agreement.

            1.115 "Assigned Third Party Agreements" has the meaning defined in
      Section 2.8(e).

            1.116 "First Amendment" means that certain First Amendment to Index
      Based Gas Supply and Power Purchase Agreement dated as of May 20, 2004 by
      and among CGC, the Facility Owners and CES.

            1.117 "LC Bank" means The Bank of Nova Scotia, as LC Bank under the
      Revolving Credit Facility, or its successor thereunder as LC Bank.

            1.118 "Letter of Credit" means a letter of credit issued pursuant to
      the Revolving Credit Facility.

            1.119 "Maximum Available LC Amount" has the meaning set forth in
      Section 2.8(b)

            1.120 "Request for Issuance/Modification of Letter of Credit" means
      a written request for the issuance or modification of a Letter of Credit
      in substantially the form of Exhibit B attached to this Agreement.

            1.121 "Revolving Credit Facility" means that certain Amended and
      Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 23, 2004 by and among CGC,
      certain its subsidiaries (including all of the Facility Owners except
      Goldendale Energy Center, LLC), The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Administrative
      Agent, LC Bank, Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner, and certain other
      lenders party thereto.

            1.122 "Third Party Gas Seller" means the seller of Gas under a Third
      Party Gas Supply Agreement.

            1.123 "Third Party Delivery Point" has the meaning defined in
      Section 2.8(d)(v).

            1.124 "Third Party Gas Supply Agreement" means an agreement for the
      purchase and sale of Gas between a seller that is not an Affiliate of CES
      and CES, as purchaser, or a separate transaction confirmation under a
      master gas purchase

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      and sale agreement between CES and such third party seller, for the
      purchase and sale of Gas to be used exclusively to supply Gas to one or
      more Facilities. A Third Party Gas Supply Agreement will not be considered
      not to be used "exclusively" to supply one or more Facilities solely
      because the parties' thereto have the right to sell or otherwise dispose
      of Gas that is periodically unnecessary thereunder (whether due to
      outages, non-dispatch of the Facility or Facilities in question, ambient
      operating conditions or otherwise).

      (b)   Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this First Amendment
shall have the same meanings as are defined in the Agreement.

      2.    Third Party Gas Supply Agreements. Section 2.8 is hereby added to
the Agreement as follows:

            2.8 Letters of Credit To Support Third Party Gas Supply Agreements.

            (a)   Upon the request of CES and satisfaction of all of the
      conditions precedent set forth in Section 2.8(d), CGC shall request the
      issuance of one or more Letters of Credit under the Revolving Credit
      Agreement, up to an aggregate amount of Letters of Credit outstanding at
      any one time that is not in excess of the Maximum Available LC Amount, to
      be delivered, on behalf of CES, to the Third Party Gas Seller as security
      for the performance by CES of CES's obligations under the Third Party Gas
      Supply Agreement and shall deliver such Letters of Credit to CES promptly
      following their issuance by the LC Bank. If CES desires to have CGC
      request the issuance of a Letter of Credit under the Revolving Credit
      Agreement or to have CGC request the modification of a previously issued
      Letter of Credit, CES shall deliver to CGC, not less than eight (8)
      Business Days prior to the requested date of issuance (or such shorter
      period as is acceptable to CGC in its sole discretion), a written Request
      for Issuance/Modification of Letter of Credit, appropriately completed,
      together with (i) a copy of the form of Letter of Credit that CES wants to
      have issued or the modification that CES wants to have made, (ii) all
      information, documents, certificates and other matters necessary to
      satisfy the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2.8(d), and (iii)
      such other information, documents and certificates as CGC may reasonably
      request; provided, however, that CGC and the Facility Owners shall have no
      liability to CES in the event the LC Bank fails or refuses to issue a
      Letter of Credit for any reason or no reason, including a failure by CGC
      to comply with the terms of, a default by CGC or any other party under, or
      the expiration or termination of the Revolving Credit Facility. Any
      modification of a previously issued Letter of Credit must satisfy the
      requirements of this Section 2.8 as if the Letter of Credit as modified
      were being initially issued hereunder.

            (b)   CGC shall notify CES from time to time of the maximum
      aggregate amount of Letters of Credit that may be requested or issued
      pursuant to this Section 2.8 (the "Maximum Available LC Amount"). CGC may
      increase or decrease the Maximum Available LC Amount from time to time
      upon three (3)

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      days notice (or such shorter notice as may be acceptable to CES), but
      shall not reduce the Maximum Available LC Amount below the aggregate
      amount of Letters of Credit (including the amount of any drawings under
      any of them, if the drawing has resulted in a reduction of the stated
      amount of the Letters of Credit that were drawn) outstanding at the time
      such notice is given. CES may not request the issuance or modification of
      a Letter of Credit unless, after giving effect to the issuance or
      modification of such Letter of Credit, the aggregate amount of all Letters
      of Credit issued pursuant to this Section 2.8 and currently outstanding
      (being the sum of the stated amounts of such Letters of Credit plus the
      amount of any drawings under any of them, if the drawing has resulted in a
      reduction of the stated amount of the Letters of Credit that were drawn)
      does not exceed the then applicable Maximum Available LC Amount. Each
      Letter of Credit or modification shall (i) be reasonably satisfactory in
      form and substance to CGC and CES, (ii) only permit drawings thereunder by
      the Third Party Gas Seller (A) in the event CES fails to pay amounts due
      under the Third Party Gas Sale Agreement after the expiration of all grace
      or cure periods with respect to such payment and (B) following notice to
      both CES and CGC, (iii) be consistent with and satisfy all requirements of
      the Revolving Credit Facility, and (iv) have an expiry date no later than
      the earlier of one year after issuance or modification or the maturity
      date of the Revolving Credit Facility.

            (c)   Notwithstanding the issuance or modification of a Letter of
      Credit as provided herein, except as expressly provided in Section 2.8(g),
      the Third Party Gas Supply Agreement shall be and remain the obligation of
      CES, and CES shall pay, perform and discharge all of its duties,
      liabilities and obligations thereunder. CES shall deliver all Gas
      purchased under each Third Party Gas Supply Agreement exclusively to one
      or more Facilities, except that a Third Party Gas Supply Agreement will
      not be considered not to be used "exclusively" to supply one or more
      Facilities solely because CES has the right to sell or otherwise dispose
      of Gas that is periodically unnecessary to supply such Facility or
      Facilities (whether due to outages, non-dispatch of such Facility or
      Facilities, ambient operating conditions or otherwise). For so long as a
      Letter of Credit is outstanding with respect to a Third Party Gas Supply
      Agreement, CES shall not amend or modify such Third Party Gas Supply
      Agreement unless such Third Party Gas Supply Agreement, as amended,
      satisfies all of the requirements of this Agreement with respect to Third
      Party Gas Supply Agreements, including those described in Sections
      2.8(d)(iv) and (v). Upon any termination or expiration of the Third Party
      Gas Supply Agreement, but subject to any rights that the Third Party Gas
      Seller may have to draw on such Letters of Credit as the result of a
      default by CES under such Third Party Gas Supply Agreement, CES shall
      cause the applicable Third Party Gas Seller to concurrently surrender all
      Letters of Credit that are outstanding with respect to such Third Party
      Gas Supply Agreement, and CES shall immediately deliver such Letters of
      Credit to CGC. Except as expressly provided in Section 2.8(g), neither the
      entry into any Third Party Gas Supply Agreement nor the issuance or
      modification of a Letter of Credit in support thereof shall reduce or
      impair any of CGC's and the Facility

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      Owners' rights or reduce, release or relieve CES of any of its duties or
      obligations under the Agreement, including its obligations to supply and
      Schedule all Gas needed by the Facilities to pay imbalance charges as
      provided in Sections 2.1 and 3.3.

            (d)   CGC's obligation to seek the issuance or modification of a
      Letter of Credit under the Revolving Credit Facility shall be subject to
      the prior satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

                  (i)   CES shall have delivered to CGC (A) a Request for
            Issuance/Modification of Letter of Credit, appropriately completed
            with all necessary information, attaching the Third Party Gas Supply
            Agreement and a form of the requested Letter of Credit, and setting
            forth a reduction to the Applicable Fuel Price for the applicable
            Facility or Facilities with respect to the Gas to be supplied under
            such Third Party Gas Supply Agreement, after taking into account
            letter of credit fees and other amounts to be paid by CGC under the
            Revolving Credit Facility, and (B) a certificate, signed by a
            Responsible Officer of CES and conforming to the requirements for
            certificates in Section 12.21 of the Revolving Credit Facility,
            certifying that, in such Responsible Officer's opinion, the issuance
            or modification of the Letter of Credit, the Contract Price
            adjustment set forth in the Request for Issuance/Modification of
            Letter of Credit and the step-in and cure rights given to CGC under
            the Third Party Gas Supply Agreement, as provided in Section
            2.8(d)(iv)(D), are, when taken together, at least as favorable a
            transaction for CGC or the applicable Facility Owner as CGC or such
            Facility Owner would have been able to enter into with an
            unaffiliated third party Gas supplier and would not reasonably be
            expected to have a material adverse effect on CGC's business,
            property, operations or financial condition;

                  (ii)  A Responsible Officer of CGC shall have signed a
            certificate conforming to the requirements for certificates in
            Section 12.21 of the Revolving Credit Facility certifying to the
            matters set forth in Section 2.8(d)(i)(B);

                  (iii) The Letter of Credit or modification requested by CES
            satisfies the requirements in Section 2(b) and all requirements of
            the Revolving Credit Facility;

                  (iv)  The Third Party Gas Supply Agreement for which the
            Letter of Credit or modification is requested shall (A) only provide
            for Gas to be used at one or more Facilities, (B) only provide for
            volumes of Gas that do not exceed the volumes of Gas that the
            related Facility or Facilities are capable of utilizing, (C) be
            priced on the basis of published gas price indices that are
            substantially similar to the gas price indices for the applicable
            Facility as reflected in such Facility's Applicable Fuel Price,

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            (D) contain provisions substantially in the form of Exhibit C
            attached hereto or otherwise reasonably acceptable to CGC pursuant
            to which CGC or the applicable Facility Owner can cure defaults and
            succeed to the interests of CES thereunder, whether through
            foreclosure of the security interest granted in Section 2.8(e)
            hereof or otherwise, (E) require the Third Party Gas Seller to
            return all Letters of Credit delivered under such Third Party Gas
            Supply Agreement to CES or CGC immediately upon the termination or
            expiration of such Third Party Gas Supply Agreement, subject to any
            rights that the Third Party Gas Seller may have to draw on such
            Letters of Credit as the result of a default by CES under such Third
            Party Gas Supply Agreement, and (F) not (I) be inconsistent with the
            Company's obligations under the Agreement, the WECC Fixed Price
            Contract or any Host Agreement, Steam Sale Agreement or Direct Power
            Purchase Agreement related to the applicable Facility, (II) require
            the Company to operate a Facility other than in accordance with
            Prudent Engineering and Operating Practices, or (III) cause CGC or
            the applicable Facility Owner to violate any applicable law, rule or
            regulation or to become subject to regulation as a "public utility,"
            "public utility holding company" or any similar designation under
            federal or state law, whether CES is a party to the Third Party Gas
            Supply Agreement or CGC or the applicable Facility Owner has
            succeeded to CES's rights and interests thereunder;

                  (v)   If the delivery point under the Third Party Gas Supply
            Agreement (the "Third Party Delivery Point") is not the Gas Delivery
            Point for the applicable Facility, CES shall also have entered into
            gas transportation service agreements reasonably acceptable to CGC
            with the owners of all pipelines between the Third Party Delivery
            Point and the Gas Delivery Point for the applicable Facility
            sufficient to transport all Gas purchased under the Third Party Gas
            Supply Agreement from the Third Party Delivery Point to the Gas
            Delivery Point for such Facility, and either (A) such gas
            transportation service agreements shall contain provisions
            reasonably satisfactory to CGC pursuant to which CGC or the
            applicable Facility Owner can cure defaults and/or succeed to the
            interests of CES, whether through foreclosure of the security
            interest granted in Section 2.8(e) hereof or otherwise, under such
            agreements, or (B) CGC is satisfied that sufficient transportation
            will be available to transport the Gas purchased under the Third
            Party Gas Supply Agreement from the Third Party Delivery Point to
            the Gas Delivery Point for such Facility when necessary;

                  (vi)  After giving effect to the issuance or modification of
            the Letter of Credit being requested, the aggregate amount of all
            Letters of Credit issued pursuant to this Section 2.8 and currently
            outstanding (being the sum of the stated amounts of such Letters of
            Credit plus the amount of any drawings under any of them, if the
            drawing has resulted in a reduction

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            of the stated amount of the Letters of Credit that were drawn) shall
            not be greater than the then applicable Maximum Available LC Amount;
            and

                  (vii) There are no outstanding and uncured Events of Default
            with respect to CES under this Agreement.

            (e)   CGC, the Facility Owners and CES agree that, in the event CES
      fails to pay, perform or discharge any of its duties, liabilities and
      obligations under a Third Party Gas Supply Agreement or fails to deliver
      the Gas purchased under a Third Party Gas Supply Agreement to the Facility
      or Facilities for which CES has entered into such Third Party Gas Supply
      Agreement (subject to CES's right to sell or otherwise dispose of Gas that
      is periodically unnecessary to supply such Facility), CGC or the
      applicable Facility Owner or Owners shall have the right, but not the
      obligation, to succeed to CES's interests under such Third Party Gas
      Supply Agreement. In furtherance of the foregoing, CES hereby grants to
      CGC, with respect to all Third Party Gas Supply Agreements, and to each
      Facility Owner, with respect to each Third Party Gas Supply Agreement that
      relates to such Facility Owner's Facility, a lien on and security interest
      in and to all of CES's right, title and interest in and to all or the
      applicable, as appropriate, Third Party Gas Supply Agreements and all
      related gas transportation service agreements described in Sections
      2.8(d)(iv) and 2.8(d)(v) (the "Assigned Third Party Agreements"),
      including all proceeds of the Assigned Third Party Agreements, to secure
      CES's performance of its obligations to CGC and the Facility Owners under
      the Agreement (with respect to each Facility Owner, as and to the extent
      the applicable Third Party Gas Supply Agreement relates to such Facility
      Owner's Facility) to pay, perform and discharge its duties, liabilities
      and obligations under each Third Party Gas Supply Agreement and to deliver
      the Gas purchased under each Third Party Gas Supply Agreement to the
      Facility or Facilities for which CES has entered into such Third Party Gas
      Supply Agreement. CGC and the Facility Owners shall have all rights of a
      secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to
      time in all applicable jurisdictions, and CES authorizes CGC and the
      Facility Owners to file all financing statements, including any
      amendments, renewals or extensions thereof, as CGC or the Facility Owners
      consider necessary or appropriate. CES also designates and appoints CGC,
      with respect to all Third Party Gas Supply Agreements, and each Facility
      Owner, with respect to each Third Party Gas Supply Agreement that relates
      to such Facility Owner's Facility, CES's true and lawful attorney-in-fact
      with respect to all or the applicable, as appropriate, Assigned Third
      Party Agreements, with the power to take all actions and exercise all
      rights under such Assigned Third Party Agreements in the name, place and
      stead of CES to the same extent as CES itself; provided, however, that CGC
      and the Facility Owners shall only exercise the foregoing power of
      attorney upon and during the continuation of an Event of Default under the
      Agreement. The foregoing power of attorney is a power coupled with an
      interest and may not be terminated without the prior written consent of
      CGC and the Facility Owners, which may be given or withheld in their sole
      discretion.

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            (f)   CES shall indemnify and hold CGC and the Facility Owners, and
      their respective officers, directors, shareholders, partners, members,
      agents, representatives, employees, successors and assigns, from all
      losses, costs, liabilities, claims, expenses, judgments or other charges
      of any kind under, with respect to or arising out of the Letters of
      Credit, including any drawings thereon by the Third Party Gas Seller.
      Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, CES shall reimburse CGC
      for the full amount of any drawings under a Letter of Credit, as well as
      any interest, fees costs or other amounts that CGC is required to pay
      under the Revolving Credit Facility as a result of such drawing within one
      (1) Business Day after CGC's delivery of a demand therefor.

            (g)   In the event CGC or the applicable Facility Owner succeeds to
      the right, title and interest of CES under a Third Party Gas Supply
      Agreement and any related gas transportation service agreements described
      in Section 2.8(d), whether pursuant to this Section 2.8 or otherwise, such
      Third Party Gas Supply Agreement will be treated as a Direct Gas Supply
      Agreement for purposes of the Agreement for so long as CGC or the
      applicable Facility Owner retains such right, title and interest;
      provided, however, if the pricing under such Third Party Gas Supply
      Agreement is greater than the Applicable Fuel Price for the applicable
      Facility or Facilities, the Contract Price shall be reduced during the
      remaining term of such Third Party Gas Supply Agreement by the amount of
      such excess times the volumes of Gas delivered under such Third Party Gas
      Supply Agreement.

      3.    Contract Price Adjustment. Section 4.5 is hereby added to the
Agreement as follows:

            4.5   Contract Price Adjustment for Letters of Credit. For so long
      as any Letter of Credit is issued and outstanding, whether or not such
      Letter of Credit has been drawn and regardless of the existence of an
      Event of Default by any Party under the Agreement, the Applicable Fuel
      Price for each Facility to which Gas is to be delivered under the Third
      Party Gas Supply Agreement supported or secured by such Letter of Credit
      shall be reduced with respect to the maximum quantity of Gas deliverable
      to such Facility under such Third Party Gas Supply Agreement by the amount
      set forth in the Request for Issuance/Modification of Letter of Credit
      related to such Letter of Credit.

      4.    Exhibits. Exhibits B and C attached to this First Amendment are
hereby added to the Agreement as Exhibits B and C, respectively.

      5.    Corrective Amendment. Section 4.3(c) is amended by replacing
"Monthly Amounts" with "Monthly Spark Spread Amounts" in each place where it
occurs in Section 4.3(c).

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      6.    Governing Law. This First Amendment shall be governed by the laws of
the State of California.

      7.    Counterparts. This First Amendment may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each one of which may be considered an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

      8.    No Other Amendment. The Agreement is amended by this First Amendment
as of the date hereof. From and after the date hereof, references to the
Agreement shall be understood to mean the Agreement as amended by this First
Amendment. Except as expressly set forth herein, the Agreement is unmodified and
continues in full force and effect.

                     [THE NEXT PAGE IS THE SIGNATURE PAGE.]

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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Amendment as of the day
and year first above written

CALPINE ENERGY SERVICES, L.P.            CALPINE GENERATING COMPANY, LLC

By: /s/ PAUL POSOLI                      By: /s/ ZAMIR RAUF
   ----------------------------             -------------------------------
Name: PAUL POSOLI                        Name: ZAMIR RAUF
Title: SR. VICE PRESIDENT                Title: Vice President

BAYTOWN ENERGY CENTER, L.P.              CARVILLE ENERGY, LLC

By: /s/ ZAMIR RAUF                       By: /s/ ZAMIR RAUF
   -------------------------------          -------------------------------
Name: ZAMIR RAUF                         Name: ZAMIR RAUF
Title: Vice President                    Title: Vice President

CHANNEL ENERGY CENTER, L.P.              COLUMBIA ENERGY, LLC

By: /s/ ZAMIR RAUF                       By: /s/ ZAMIR RAUF
   -------------------------------          -------------------------------
Name: ZAMIR RAUF                         Name: ZAMIR RAUF
Title: Vice President                    Title: Vice President

CORPUS CHRISTI COGENERATION, L.P.        DECATUR ENERGY CENTER, LLC

By: /s/ ZAMIR RAUF                       By: /s/ ZAMIR RAUF
   -------------------------------          -------------------------------
Name: ZAMIR RAUF                         Name: ZAMIR RAUF
Title: Vice President                    Title: Vice President

DELTA ENERGY CENTER, LLC                 FREESTONE POWER GENERATION, L.P.

By: /s/ ZAMIR RAUF                       By: /s/ ZAMIR RAUF
   -------------------------------          -------------------------------
Name: ZAMIR RAUF                         Name: ZAMIR RAUF
Title: Vice President                    Title: Vice President

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GOLDENDALE ENERGY CENTER, LLC            LOS MEDANOS ENERGY CENTER, LLC

By: /s/ ZAMIR RAUF                       By: /s/ ZAMIR RAUF
   -------------------------------          -------------------------------
Name: ZAMIR RAUF                         Name: ZAMIR RAUF
Title: Vice President                    Title: Vice President

MORGAN ENERGY CENTER, LLC                CALPINE ONETA POWER, L.P.

By: /s/ ZAMIR RAUF                       By: /s/ ZAMIR RAUF
   -------------------------------          -------------------------------
Name: ZAMIR RAUF                         Name: ZAMIR RAUF
Title: Vice President                    Title: Vice President

PASTORIA ENERGY FACILITY L.L.C.          ZION ENERGY, LLC

By: /s/ ZAMIR RAUF                       By: /s/ ZAMIR RAUF
   -------------------------------          -------------------------------
Name: ZAMIR RAUF                         Name: ZAMIR RAUF
Title: Vice President                    Title: Vice President

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                                    EXHIBIT B

         [FORM OF] REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE/MODIFICATION OF LETTER OF CREDIT

                                     [Date]

Calpine Generating Company, LLC
50 West San Fernando Street
San Jose, California 95113
Attn: ___________________

      Re:   Request for [Issuance] [Modification] of Letter of Credit

Ladies and Gentlemen:

      Pursuant to Section 2.8 of that certain Index Based Gas Sale and Power
Purchase Agreement dated as of March 23, 2004, as amended (the "Agreement"),
Calpine Energy Services, L.P. ("CES") hereby requests the [issuance]
[modification] of a Letter of Credit (as defined in the Agreement) as follows.
Unless otherwise defined, capitalized terms used herein have the same meanings
as defined in the Agreement.

      1.    The [modification of the] Letter of Credit is being requested to
support a Third Party Gas Supply Agreement related to
the_______________Facility.

      2.    The stated amount of the Letter of Credit [as modified] is
$__________. The stated amounts of all previously issued and outstanding Letters
of Credit (including the amount of any unreimbursed drawings if such drawings
resulted in a reduction of the stated amount of the affected Letters of Credit)
with respect to all Facilities is $_____________.

      3.    The form of the requested [modification of the] Letter of Credit is
attached hereto as Attachment 1.

      4.    The Third Party Gas Supply Agreement that will be supported by the
requested Letter of Credit is attached hereto as Attachment 2.

      5.    [DESCRIBE THE ADJUSTMENT TO THE APPLICABLE FUEL PRICE FOR THE
____________ FACILITY OR FACILITIES IN QUESTION, E.G. A REDUCTION OF FOUR
PERCENT (4%) IN THE APPLICABLE FUEL PRICE FOR SUCH/EACH FACILITY WITH RESPECT TO
THE VOLUMES OF GAS DELIVERED TO SUCH/EACH FACILITY.]

      6.    The date on which the requested [modification of the] Letter of
Credit is to be issued is_____________, and the stated expiration date of the
[requested] [modified] Letter of Credit is [the earlier of (a)___________days
after the expiration or termination of the Agreement or (b)]______________.

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      7.    CES confirms that the Letter of Credit will only be used to support
the Third Party Gas Supply Agreement attached hereto as Attachment 2 in the
manner and to the extent permitted under Section 2.8 of the Agreement.

      8.    All requirements relating to, and conditions precedent to the
[issuance] [modification] of, the requested Letter of Credit in Section 2.8 of
the Agreement have been satisfied, and there are no outstanding and uncured
Events of Default with respect to CES under the Agreement.

                                         CALPINE ENERGY SERVICES, L.P.

                                         By: _________________________________
                                         Name: _______________________________
                                         Title: ______________________________

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                                  Attachment 1

                       Form of Requested Letter of Credit

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                                  Attachment 2

                        Third Party Gas Supply Agreement

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                                    EXHIBIT C

                       STEP-IN AND CURE RIGHTS PROVISIONS

      (a)   Notice of Default and Opportunity to Cure. Seller consents to the
grant by CES of a security interest to CalGen in CES's rights under this
Confirmation. As a condition to exercising any rights or remedies as a result of
any alleged default by CES affecting this Confirmation, Seller shall give
written notice of the default to CalGen concurrently with delivery of such
notice to CES, specifying the alleged event of default and the required remedy,
if appropriate, and Seller shall not be entitled to exercise any rights or
remedies as a result of any such alleged default unless it has given such
written notice to CalGen. If Seller claims that CES is in default under this
Confirmation, the following provisions shall apply:

            (1)   CalGen shall have the same period (if any) after receipt of
notice of default to remedy the default, or to cause the same to be remedied, as
is given to CES after CES's receipt of notice of default, if CalGen elects to do
so, and Seller shall not terminate this Confirmation prior to the expiration of
such cure periods. Whether or not a cure period is provided, CalGen shall have
the absolute right (but not the obligation) to substitute itself (or its
affiliate, nominee or assignee) for CES under the Agreement and to perform, or
cause to be performed, the duties and obligations and to cure or caused to be
cured the defaults of CES thereunder. Seller consents to such substitution and
agrees to accept substitute performance by CalGen (or its affiliate, nominee or
assignee) of CES' duties and obligations under this Confirmation, including
without limitation causing the receipt of Product and continue paying for
Seller's performance in accordance with the Agreement. If CalGen notifies Seller
of such substitution on or before the latest of (i) the expiration of any
applicable cure periods, (ii) the date Notice is given pursuant to Section 10.3
of the Agreement, or (iii) the Early Termination Date designated by Seller
pursuant to Section 10.3 of the Agreement, and thereafter promptly cures any
events of default that are capable of being cured, this Confirmation shall
continue as if no event of default shall have occurred. If the Agreement is
terminated for reasons not arising out of this Confirmation, including without
limitation the bankruptcy or insolvency of CES, then CES and Seller agree that
this Confirmation shall not terminate, but shall continue subject to the terms
and conditions hereof and of the Base Contract for the Purchase and Sale of
Natural Gas, as published by the North American Energy Standards Board, Inc.

            (2)   If CalGen (or its affiliate, nominee or assignee) is
substituted for or succeeds to CES's interest under this Confirmation, including
by foreclosure of CalGen's security interest, Seller agrees to accept CalGen (or
its affiliate, nominee or assignee) as the counterparty to this Confirmation and
to render its performance to and accept performance from CalGen (or its
affiliate, nominee or assignee) under this Confirmation. In such event, CalGen
shall be entitled to the benefit and enforcement of all of the rights and
remedies and dispute resolution procedures that would otherwise be available to
CES under the Agreement.

            (3)   CES's and CalGen's rights and obligations under this
Confirmation shall be independent of CES's rights and obligations with respect
to other confirmations under the Agreement. CalGen shall have the right to
assign its rights under this Confirmation to any

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successor entity that succeeds to the ownership of any of CalGen's facilities
supplied by virtue of this Confirmation.

For purposes of this Confirmation only, Section 10.1 of the Agreement shall not
apply. CES agrees to provide Credit Support, as defined below, to Seller in an
amount sufficient to cover Seller's exposure to CES under this Confirmation. For
the avoidance of doubt, the amount posted by CES shall not exceed 100% of
Seller's exposure. Credit Support shall mean collateral in the form of either
cash or Letter(s) of Credit, as determined by CES. Letter of Credit(s) shall
means an irrevocable, transferable, standby letter of credit, issued by a major
U.S. commercial bank or the U.S. branch office of a foreign bank with, in either
case, a credit rating of at least (a) "A-" by S&P and "A3" by Moody's, if such
entity is rated by both S&P and Moody's or (b) "A-" by S&P or "A3" by Moody's,
if such entity is rated by either S&P or Moody's but not both, substantially in
the form set forth in Schedule 1 attached hereto, with such changes to the terms
in that form as the issuing bank may require and as may be acceptable to the
beneficiary thereof.

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                                                                    Exhibit 10.9
                                                               EXECUTION VERSION

                               SECOND AMENDMENT TO
                INDEX BASED GAS SALE AND POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT

        This SECOND AMENDMENT TO INDEX BASED GAS SALE AND POWER PURCHASE
AGREEMENT (the "Second Amendment"), dated as of May 26, 2004, is entered into by
and among CALPINE ENERGY SERVICES, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("CES"),
CALPINE GENERATING COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("CGC"),
and the indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of CGC listed on the signature pages
hereof (each a "Facility Owner" or the "Company"). Each of CES, CGC and the
Facility Owners is referred to herein individually as a "Party" and collectively
as the "Parties."

                                    RECITALS

        A. The Parties have entered into that certain Index Based Gas Sale and
Power Purchase Agreement dated as of March 23, 2004 (as amended by the First
Amendment to Index Based Gas Sale and Power Purchase Agreement, dated as of May
20, 2004, the "Original Agreement") with respect to fourteen (14) natural
gas-fired electric power generating facilities owned by the respective Facility
Owners.

        B. On December 17, 2003, Solutia Inc. ("Solutia"), the Steam Host to the
Decatur Energy Center Facility, and certain of its affiliates each filed a
voluntary petition with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern
District of New York (the "Bankruptcy Court") under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of
the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. Sections 101-1330 (the "Federal Bankruptcy
Code").

        C. On May 26, 2004, the Decatur Energy Center, LLC, the Facility Owner
of the Decatur Facility (the "Decatur Facility Owner) and Solutia jointly filed
a motion with the Bankruptcy Court seeking the entry of an order approving their
consensual rejection of certain contracts between Solutia and the Decatur
Facility Owner, including the Facility Lease Addendum and the Steam Sales
Addendum to the Principal Agreement, the Amended and Restated Power Marketing
Agreement, as amended, and the Second Amended and Restated Operating and
Maintenance Agreement (collectively, the "Rejected Contracts"). The Bankruptcy
Court "so ordered" such motion on May 26, 2004.

        D. Parties had anticipated that Solutia would purchase energy from the
Decatur Facility during the period from May 1, 2004, through May 26, 2004,
however, CES, and not Solutia, purchased such energy.

        E. Each of CES, CGC and the other Parties desire to amend the Original
Agreement as set forth below to, among other things, provide for CES to purchase
the energy that would have been sold to Solutia pursuant to the Rejected
Contracts effective as of May 1, 2004.

                                    AGREEMENT

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
set forth herein and other valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as
follows:

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        1. Amendments.

        (a) The Parties hereby amend the Original Agreement by deleting Schedule
6 thereto relating to the Decatur Facility in its entirety and replacing it with
Schedule 6 hereto.

        (b) The Parties agree that the terms and provisions of Schedule 6 hereto
shall apply with respect to determining the Contract Price effective as of May
1, 2004.

        2. Governing Law. This Second Amendment shall be governed by the laws of
the State of California.

        3. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Original Agreement.

        4. Counterparts. This Second Amendment may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each one of which may be considered an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

        5. No Other Amendment. The Original Agreement is amended by this Second
Amendment as of the date hereof. This Second Amendment and the Original
Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the parties relative to the
subject matter hereof. From and after the date hereof, references to the
"Agreement" shall be understood to mean the Original Agreement as amended by
this Second Amendment. The Original Agreement, as amended hereby, shall remain
in full force and effect, in accordance with its terms as amended hereby.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed as of the date first above written.

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<S> <C>                                   <C>  <C>
CALPINE ENERGY SERVICES, L.P.              CALPINE GENERATING COMPANY, LLC

By: /s/ Randall Posejpal                  By:  /s/ Zamir Rauf
    ---------------------------------          ---------------------------------
    Name:                                      Name:
    Title:                                     Title:

BAYTOWN ENERGY CENTER, L.P.                CARVILLE ENERGY, LLC

By: /s/ Zamir Rauf                         By: /s/ Zamir Rauf
    ---------------------------------          ---------------------------------
    Name:                                      Name:
    Title:                                     Title:

CHANNEL ENERGY CENTER, L.P.                COLUMBIA ENERGY, LLC

By: /s/ Zamir Rauf                         By: /s/ Zamir Rauf
    ---------------------------------          ---------------------------------
    Name:                                      Name:
    Title:                                     Title:

CORPUS CHRISTI COGENERATION, L.P.          DECATUR ENERGY CENTER, LLC

By: /s/ Zamir Rauf                          By: /s/ Zamir Rauf
    ---------------------------------          ---------------------------------
    Name:                                      Name:
    Title:                                     Title:

DELTA ENERGY CENTER, LLC                   FREESTONE POWER GENERATION, L.P.

By: /s/ Zamir Rauf                          By: /s/ Zamir Rauf
    ---------------------------------          ---------------------------------
    Name:                                      Name:
    Title:                                     Title:
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<S> <C>                                   <C>  <C>
GOLDENDALE ENERGY CENTER, LLC              LOS MEDANOS ENERGY CENTER, LLC

By: /s/ Zamir Rauf                         By: /s/ Zamir Rauf
    ---------------------------------          ---------------------------------
    Name:                                      Name:
    Title:                                     Title:

MORGAN ENERGY CENTER, LLC                  CALPINE ONETA POWER, L.P.

By: /s/ Zamir Rauf                         By: /s/ Zamir Rauf
    ---------------------------------          ---------------------------------
    Name:                                      Name:
    Title:                                     Title:

PASTORIA ENERGY FACILITY L.L.C.            ZION ENERGY, LLC

By: /s/ Zamir Rauf                         By: /s/ Zamir Rauf
    ---------------------------------          ---------------------------------
    Name:                                      Name:
    Title:                                     Title:
</TABLE>

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                                   SCHEDULE 6

                         DECATUR ENERGY CENTER FACILITY
                              2024 HIGHWAY 20 WEST
                                DECATUR, AL 35601

LOCATION:  Alabama

NERC REGION:  SERC

APPLICABLE POWER PRICE: The daily price as published in Megawatt Daily under the
                        heading "Day-ahead markets for delivery ($/MWh):
                        East: On-Peak: Southern, into: Index" for the applicable
                        day

FALLBACK POWER REFERENCE PRICE: The daily weighted average index for on-peak
                                power in the 10X Day Ahead Power Price Report as
                                published by IntercontinentalExchange on its
                                official web site currently located at
                                www.theice.com under the heading "Cinergy")

APPLICABLE FUEL PRICE: The daily price for each applicable day published under
                       the heading "Daily Price Survey ($/MMBtu): Midpoint:
                       Louisiana-Onshore South: Tennessee, La., 500 Leg" in Gas
                       Daily + $0.25

TOTAL CAPACITY:  763 MW

HOST CAPACITY:  0 MW

MINIMUM GENERATION LEVEL:  N/A

APPLICABLE HEAT RATE:  7.41 Mmbtu/MWh

HOST HEAT RATE:  N/A

APPLICABLE ENTHALPY:  N/A

VARIABLE O&M AMOUNT:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                          <C>
Effective Date through December 2004:                         $0.83
January 2005 through December 2005:                            0.85
January 2006 through December 2006:                            0.87
January 2007 through December 2007:                            0.89
January 2008 through December 2008:                            0.94
January 2009 through December 2009:                            0.96
January 2010 through December 2010:                            0.99
January 2011 through December 2011:                            1.01
January 2012 through December 2012:                            1.04
January 2013 through December 2013:                            1.06
</TABLE>

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PLANNED OUTAGE MONTHS:

         FIRST PLANNED OUTAGE MONTH: March
         SECOND PLANNED OUTAGE MONTH: N/A

PLANNED OUTAGE PERCENTAGE:

          March: 31.61%

GAS DELIVERY POINT:  Enbridge Pipelines (Bamagas Intrastate) L.L.C., Meter
                     No. 30165

POWER DELIVERY POINT:  DEC 161kV Switching Station

FACILITY TRANSPORTATION CHARGE ADJUSTMENT: All amounts, if any, paid by Decatur
                                           Energy Center to Enbridge Pipelines
                                           (Bamagas Intrastate) LLC

FIXED PRICE POWER CONTRACTS (ON PEAK):  N/A

FIXED PRICE POWER CONTRACTS (OFF PEAK):  N/A

HOST AGREEMENT:  N/A

DIRECT POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS:  N/A

STEAM SALE AGREEMENTS:  N/A

SPECIAL PROVISIONS:  N/A

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