Communities for Better Environment v. St. Energy Res.

Filed 12/22/17; pub. order 1/19/18 (see end of opn.) IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FOUR COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, A141299 v. (Alameda County Super. Ct. STATE ENERGY RESOURCES No. RG13681262) CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION et al., Defendants and Respondents. The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) is the state agency exclusively empowered to license thermal power plants of over 50 megawatts capacity. (Pub. Resources Code, §§ 25120, 25500,…