PUBLIC UTILITIES COM'N OF STATE, CAL. v. F.E.R.C.

Nos. 01-71051, 01-71321, 01-71544, 02-70254, 02-70266, 02-70275, 02-70282, 02-70285, 02-70301, 02-72113, 03-73887, 03-74252, 03-74527, 03-74531, 03-74594, 04-73501.

462 F.3d 1027 (2006)

PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF the STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Petitioner, Public Utilities Commission of Nevada; Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC, Petitioners-Intervenors, Energy Producer Cogeneration Association of California and Energy Producers and Users Coalition; Avista Corporation; Pinnacle West Capital Corporation; California Electricity Oversight Board; Mirant California; Mirant Delta LLC; Mirant Potrero LLC; Mirant Americas Energy Marketing, LP; Enron Power Marketing, Inc.; Southern California Edison Company; Transmission Agency of Northern California ("TANC"); Modesto Irrigation District (MID); M-S-R Public Power Agency; City of Redding; City of Palo Alto; City of Santa Clara; Port of Seattle Washington; City of Tacoma, Washington; Public Service Company of Colorado; Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Coral Power, L.L.C.; Exelon Corp.; City & County of San Francisco; Office of Attorney General for the State of Nevada, Bureau of Consumer Protection; Portland General Electric Company; Automated Power Exchange, Inc.; Allegheny Energy Supply Co., LLC; Puget Sound Energy; Dynegy Power Marketing, Inc.; El Segundo Power LLC; Long Beach Generation LLC; Cabrillo Power I LLC; Cabrillo Power II LLC; Pacificorp's; PPL Energyplus, LLC; PPL Montana; PPL Southwest Generation Holdings, LLC; Reliant Energy Power Generation, Inc.; Reliant Energy Services, Inc.; Oerthern; People of the State of California, ex rel. Bill Lockyer; William Energy Marketing & Trading Company; Calpine Corporation; El Paso Merchant Energy L.P.; Sempra Energy Trading Corp.; Avista Energy, Inc.; City of Los Angeles; City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power; California Electricity Oversight Board; Idacorp Energy L.P.; City of Pasadena, Intervenors, and International Pacific Enterprises, Ltd., Intervenor, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent. Public Utilities Commission of the State of California, Petitioner, Ida Corp. Energy, Ida Corp. Energy, L.P., Petitioner-Intervenor, San Diego Gas and Electric Company; Duke Energy North America, LLC, Duke Energy Trading and Marketing, LLC, (Collectively, "Duke Energy"); California Assembly; Southern California Edison Company; Mirant Americas Energy Marketing, LP, Mirant CA, LLC, Mirant Delta, LLC, and Mirant Potereo, LLC (Collectively, "Mirant"; Mirant California, Mirant Delta, LLC Iran; Mirant Potrero, LLC; Puget Sound Energy.; California Independent System Operator Corporation; Calpine Corporation; Enron Power Marketing, Inc.; Coral Power, L.L.C.; Transmission Agency of Northern California; The M-S-R Public Power Agency; The Modesto Irrigation District; City of Palo Alto; The City of Santa Clara; City of Redding; El Paso Merchant Energy, L.P.; Northern California Power Agency; Child Protective Services; Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc.; Williams Energy Marketing & Trading Company; City and County of San Francisco; Public Service Company of New Mexico; California Electricity Oversight Board; People of the State of California; Pacific Gas and Electric Company; PPL Energy Plus; PPL Montana; PPL Southwest Generation Holdings, LLC; Sempra Energy Trading Corp.; Avista Energy, Inc.; City of Los Angeles; City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power; Marcia Haber Kamine; City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power; City of Tacoma; Port of Seattle; Pinnacle West Cos.; Public Service Company of Colorado; Portland General Electric Company; Dynegy Power Marketing, Inc., El Segundo Power LLC, Long Beach Generation LLC, Cabrillo Power I LLC, and Cabrillo Power II LLC (Collectively, "Dynegy"); City of San Diego; Portland General Electric Company; California Electricity Oversight Board; Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, Intervenors, v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Respondent. City of San Diego, Petitioner, California Public Utilities Commission; City of Tacoma; Port of Seattle; Southern California Edison Company; California Electricity Oversight Board; People of State of California, Petitioner-Intervenor, Pinnacle West Capital Corporation; Arizona Public Service Company; Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.; Merrill Lynch Capital Services, Inc.; Public Service Company of Colorado; Long Beach Generation LLC.; Cabrillo Power I LLC; Cabrillo Power II LLC.; City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power; Transportation Agency of Northern California; The Metropolitan Water District of Sourthern California; The M-S-R Public Power Agency; The Modesto Irrigation District; City of Palo Alto; City of Redding; City of Santa Clara; City and County of San Francisco; PPL Montana, LLC; PPL Southwest Generation Holdings, LLC; El Paso Merchant Energy L.P.; Sempra Energy Trading Corp.; Avista Corporation; Avista Energy, Inc.; PPL Energyplus, LLC; Portland General Electric Company; El Segundo Power LLC; Long Beach Generation LLC; Cabrillo Power I LLC; Cabrillo Power II LLC; Transmission Agency of Northern California; Public Service Company of New Mexico; Energy Plus, LLC, et al; California Electricity Oversight Board; Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, Intervenors, v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Respondent, Northern California Power Agency; Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Idacorp Energy L.P.; Pacificorp; Mirant Americas Energy Marketing, LP, Mirant California, LLC, Mirant Delta, LLC, and Mirant Potrero, LLC.; Puget Sound Energy; Dynegy Power Marketing, Inc., El Segundo Power LLC, Long Beach Generation LLC, Cabrillo Power I LLC, and Cabrillo Power II LLC (Collectively, "Dynegy"); Coral Power, L.L.C.; Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc.; The Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District; Enron Power Marketing Inc., Respondents-Intervenors. Powerex Corporation, Petitioner, M-S-R Public Power Agency; Modesto Irrigation District (MID); City of Palo Alto; City of Redding; City of Santa Clara; Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Petitioners-Intervenors, Avista Corporation; Coral Power, L.L.C.; Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc., Intervenors, v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Respondent, Pacificorp, Respondent-Intervenor. Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Petitioner, Southern California Edison Company; Port of Seattle Washington; City of Tacoma, Washington; Nevada Power Company; Sierra Pacific Power Company; City of Seattle; Avista Corporation; Coral Power, L.L.C.; Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc.; Public Utilities Commission of Nevada; Transalta Energy Marketing (California), Inc., Intervenors, v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Respondent, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; Transmission Agency of Northern California ("TANC"); M-S-R Public Power Agency; Modesto Irrigation District (MID); City of Palo Alto; City of Redding, California; City of Santa Clara; Pacificorp, Respondents-Intervenors. California Electricity Oversight Board, Petitioner, Port of Seattle; City of Tacoma; People of the State of California; City of Pasadena; City of San Diego; CA State Assembly, Petitioners-Intervenors, v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Respondent. City of San Diego, Petitioner, Coral Power, L.L.C.; Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc., Intervenors, and Southern California Edison Company; Port of Seattle; City of Tacoma, Intervenors, v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Respondent, Pacificorp, Respondent-Intervenor. City of Oakland, California acting by and through its Board of Port Commissioners, Petitioner, Coral Power, L.L.C.; Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc., Intervenors, v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Respondent, Pacificorp, Respondent-Intervenor. San Diego Gas & Electric Company, Petitioner, California Attorney General, Intervenor, Coral Power, L.L.C.; Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc., Intervenors, v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Respondent. Southern California Edison Company, Petitioner, Portland General Electric Company; Dynegy Power Marketing Inc.; El Segundo Power; Long Beach Generation LLC; Cabrillo Power; Cabrillo Power II LLC; Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.; Avista Energy; Puget Sound Investment Group; The City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power; Sempra Energy; California Power Agency; Modesto Irrigation District (MID); Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; El Paso Merchant Energy L.P.; Powerex Corporation; Coral Power, L.L.C.; Mirant Americas Energy Marketing, LP; Mirant California, LLC; Mirant Delta, LLC Iran; Mirant Potrero, LLC; Transcanada Energy Ltd.; City of Tacoma, Washington; Port of Seattle, Washington, Intervenors, v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Respondent. Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Petitioner, Dynegy Power Marketing Inc.; El Segundo Power; Long Beach Generation LLC; Enron Power Marketing, Inc.; Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, Washington; Enron Energy Services, Inc.; California Electricity Oversight Board; People of California; California Public Utilities Commission; California Independent System Operator Corporation; M-S-R Public Power Agency; Modesto Irrigation District (MID); City of Santa Clara; City of Redding; Coral Power; Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc.; Powerex Corp; The Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District; Sacramento Municipal Utility District; Southern California Edison Company; Tucson Electric Power Company; Portland General Electric Company; Pinnacle West Capital Corporation; Arizona Public Service Company; Pacificorp; Public Service Company of New Mexico; Northern California Power Agency; Tractebel Energy Marketing Inc.; BP Energy Company; Avista Energy; Puget Sound Energy; City of Los Angeles Department of Water And Power; Avista Corporation; Sempra Energy; El Paso Merchant Energy L.P.; Idacorp Energy; BP Energy Co.; Williams Power Company, Inc; Port of Seattle; Transcanada Energy Ltd.; Exelon Corp, Intervenors, v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Respondent. Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Petitioner, v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Respondent. State Water Contractors; The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Petitioners, Transcanada Energy; California Independent System Operator Corporation; Powerex Corp.; Pacificorp; Tucson Electric Power Company; Pinnacle West Capital Corporation; Pacific Gas and Electric Company; California Power Agency; People of the State of California; California Public Utilities Commission; Powerex Corp.; Southern California Edison Company; California Electricity Oversight Board; Williams Power Company, Inc.; M-S-R Public Power Agency; Modesto Irrigation District (MID); City of Santa Clara; City of Redding; Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc.; City of Vernon, Intervenors, v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Respondent. Modesto Irrigation District (MID), Petitioner, v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Respondent. People of the State of California ex rel. Bill Lockyer, Petitioner, California Independent System Operator Corporation, Intervenor, v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Respondent. City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Petitioner, v. Federal Energy Regulatory Amended Commission, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 2, 2006.

Amended August 31, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stan Berman, Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe, Seattle, WA; Kevin J. McKeon, Hawke McKeon Sniscak & Kennard, Harrisburg, PA, for petitioner-intervenor and respondent-intervenor California Parties.

Robert A. O'Neil, San Diego City Attorney's Office, San Diego, CA, for petitioner-intervenor City of San Diego.

Richard L. Roberts, Catherine M. Giovannoni, Joseph E. Stubbs, Melanie J. Teplinsky, of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC; and Stephen E. Pickett,

Michael D. Mackness, and Joanna Moore, Southern California Edison, for Petitioner-Intervenor Southern California Edison Company.

Dennis Lane, Solicitor, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C., for respondent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Mark W. Pennak, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, D.C., for respondent-intervenor and petitioner-intervenor Bonneville Power Administration.

Harvey L. Reiter, Morrison & Hecker, Washington D.C., for respondent-intervenor and petitioners-intervenors Indicated Public Entities.

David C. Frederick, Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, Washington, D.C.; Lawrence G. Acker, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, Washington, D.C.; Ronald N. Carroll, Foley & Lardner, Washington, D.C., for petitioner-intervenor and respondent-intervenor Competitive Suppliers Group.

Charles F. Robinson, Folsom, CA; J. Phillip Jordan, Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman, Washington, D.C., for intervenor California Independent System Operator Corporation.

David L. Alexander, Oakland, CA; James M. Costan, McGuire Woods, Washington, D.C., for petitioner Port of Oakland.

Randolph Q. McManus, Baker Botts, Washington, D.C., for intervenor Indicated Generators.

Natalie L. Hocken, Portland, OR; Stuart F. Pierson, Troutman Sanders, Washington, D.C., for respondent-intervenor PacifiCorp.

Kenneth W. Irvin, McDermott Will & Emery, Washington, D.C., for intervenor El Paso Merchant Energy, L.P.

Before SIDNEY R. THOMAS, M. MARGARET McKEOWN, and RICHARD R. CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.


AMENDED OPINION

THOMAS, Circuit Judge.

This case comes to us on petitions for review of a series of orders issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") relating to the energy crisis that occurred in California in 2000 and 2001. Nearly 200 petitions for review of the various FERC orders have been filed in our Court. We consolidated these petitions for administrative management.1

On November 24, 2004, we...

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