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NEXTERA ENERGY CAPITAL HOLDINGS v. LAKE

No. 20-50160.

48 F.4th 306 (2022)

NEXTERA ENERGY CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INCORPORATED; NextEra Energy Transmission, L.L.C.; NextEra Energy Transmission Midwest, L.L.C.; Lone Star Transmission, L.L.C.; NextEra Energy Transmission Southwest, L.L.C., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Chairman Peter LAKE, Public Utility Commission of Texas, in his official capacity, Commissioner Lois Cobos, Public Utility Commission of Texas, in her official capacity; Commissioner Jimmy Glotfelty, Public Utility Commission of Texas, in his official capacity; Commissioner Kathleen Jackson, Public Utility Commission of Texas, in her official capacity; and Commissioner Will McAdams, Public Utility Commission of Texas, in his official capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED August 30, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart H. Singer, Esq. , Pascual Armando Oliu , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, L.L.P., Fort Lauderdale, FL, Jeffrey M. Tillotson , Tillotson Johnson & Patton, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Lisa Bennett , Assistant Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Texas, Austin, TX, Lanora Christine Pettit , Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Office of the Solicitor General, Austin, TX, John Richard Hulme, Esq. , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Environmental Protection & Administrative Law Division, Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Adam Daniel Chandler , Matthew C. Mandelberg , U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae United States of America.

Paul D. Clement , Erin Murphy , Clement & Murphy, P.L.L.C., Alexandria, VA, Kasdin M. Mitchell , Kirkland & Ellis, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae LSP Transmission Holdings II, L.L.C.

Matthew E. Price , Jenner & Block, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Southwestern Public Service Company.

Larry Edward Gee , Lower Colorado River Authority, Legal Authority, Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae Lower Colorado River Authority.

Rex D. VanMiddlesworth , Michael Andrew McMillin , O'Melveny & Myers, L.L.P., Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae Texas Industrial Energy Consumers.

Thomas S. Leatherbury, Esq. , Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Ethan James Nutter , Vinson & Elkins, Austin, TX, John C. Wander , Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Amicus Curiae Oncor Electric Delivery Company, L.L.C.

Michael Andrew Boldt , Catherine Garza, Esq. , Lino Mendiola, III , Eversheds Sutherland (US), L.L.P., Austin, TX, for Entergy Texas, Incorporated.

Before Dennis, Elrod, and Costa, Circuit Judges.

Imagine if Texas—a state that prides itself on promoting free enterprise— passed a law saying that only those with existing oil wells in the state could drill new wells. It would be hard to believe. It would also raise significant questions under the dormant Commerce Clause. Cf.

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