WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSP. COM'N (WUTC) v. F.E.R.C.

Nos. 91-70619, 91-70628.

26 F.3d 935 (1994)

The WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (WUTC), Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION; Bonneville Power Administration, Respondents, Public Power Council; Direct Service Industrial Customers (Aluminum Co. of America, Atochem North America, Columbia Falls Aluminum Company, Georgia-Pacific Corp., Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp., Intalco Aluminum Corp., et al.), Respondents-Intervenors. PUGET SOUND POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION; Bonneville Power Administration, Respondents, Direct Service Industrial Customers (Aluminum Co. of America, Atochem North America, Columbia Falls Aluminum Company, Georgia-Pacific Corp., Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp., Intalco Aluminum Corp., et al.), Respondents-Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 7, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert D. Cedarbaum, Asst. Atty. Gen., Paul Curl, Kenneth L. Elgin, Olympia, WA, Sherilyn Peterson, Perkins Coie, Bellevue, WA, for petitioners.

Joel M. Cockrell, Washington, DC, Thomas C. Lee, Asst. U.S. Atty., Geoffrey M. Kronick, Randy A. Roach, Portland, OR for respondents.

Shelly Richardson, Portland, OR, Judith A. Bearzi, Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Seattle, WA, Eric Todderud, Paul M. Murphy, Michael J. Uda, Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, Portland, OR, for respondents-intervenors.

Before: CANBY, WIGGINS, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges.


Opinion by Judge CANBY.

CANBY, Circuit Judge:

BACKGROUND

THE RESIDENTIAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM

This case presents a challenge to certain cost calculations made by the Bonneville Power Administration ("BPA") in its operation of the Residential Exchange Program of the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning Conservation Act ("Northwest Power Act"), 16 U.S.C. §§ 839-839h (1985). BPA is the marketing agent for electric power produced...

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