Legal Opinion
California Independent System Operator Corp. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 22, 2004No. Nos. 02-1287, 02-1318, 02-1333, 02-1345 and 02-1350PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.
SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:
California Independent System Operator Corporation (“CAISO”), a “public benefit corporation,” along with two state agencies of California, petition this court for review of a final order of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) purporting to replace the governing board of CAISO, chosen according to a method dictated by California statute, with a new board chosen through a method dictated by FERC. Because we agree with the petitioners that FERC has no authority to make or enforce such an order, we grant…
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