Idaho Power Co. v. FERC, No. 13-72220 (9th Cir. 2015)
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IDACORP submitted proposed settlements to FERC involving the FERC proceeding related to electricity sales in the Pacific Northwest in 2000 and 2001. At issue was whether FERC abused its discretion in considering these proposed settlements. The court concluded that the
agency departed from its rules and precedent without explanation when it treated the first proposed settlement as uncontested. In this case, FERC abused its discretion by foregoing the Trailblazer Pipeline Co. analysis and merits analysis dictated by FERC’s regulations. The court granted both petitions for review and remanded for further proceedings because the settlements and petitions are inextricably intertwined.
Court Description: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The panel granted two petitions for review concerning proposed settlements submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) by Idaho Power Company, related to electricity sales in the Pacific Northwest in 2000 and 2001, and remanded for further proceedings. The panel held that FERC departed from its rules and precedent without explanation when it treated the first proposed settlement as uncontested. Because the settlements and petitions were inextricably intertwined, the panel granted both petitions. The panel directed FERC to reconsider its decision on the petitions and issue a decision within sixty days of the issuance of this court’s mandate.
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