EXHIBIT 23.3





                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



   We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  Registration  Statement
on  Form  S-8 of  Calpine  Corporation  pertaining  to the  Calpine  Corporation
Retirement Savings Plan of our reports dated March 10, 2003 (October 21, 2003 as
to paragraph two of Note 10 and March 22, 2004 as to paragraphs six and eight of
Note  10)  relating  to  the  consolidated   financial   statements  of  Calpine
Corporation  as of December  31, 2002 and for the years ended  December 31, 2002
and 2001 (which  reports  express an  unqualified  opinion and include  emphasis
relating  to the  adoption  of new  accounting  standards  in 2002  and 2001 and
divestitures) and our report dated June 12, 2002, relating to the 2001 financial
statements of the Calpine  Corporation  Retirement  Savings  Plan,  appearing in
Calpine Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2003 and in the Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Calpine Corporation Retirement
Savings Plan for the year ended December 31, 2002, respectively.




                                        /s/   DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP



San Jose, California
May 13, 2004