Cities of Anaheim and Riverside, California v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Southern California Edison Company, Intervenor

I agree with the majority that those portions of the Commission’s orders discussing section 6 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. § 799 (1976), are not ripe for review. In those discussions, the Commission expressly reserved decision on whether substantial alterations to licenses presently held by Southern California Edison Company (SCE), and thus consent from SCE, would be necessitated by any license application that might be submitted by the Cities of Anaheim and Riverside (Cities). The court should neither review potential decisions of the Commission nor comment upon discussions by the…