Legal Opinion

Sacramento Municipal Utility District v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided January 5, 2007No. 05-1231PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

For the second time in as many years, petitioner, a local utility, seeks review of a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission order denying it the opportunity to continue purchasing transmission services through a contract that expired at the end of 2004. Finding petitioner’s claims merit-less, we deny the petition.

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Under a contract signed in 1967, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) and several other California utilities provided petitioner, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), long-term firm transmission service. For…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Pennsylvania Water & Power Co. v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  2. Bush-Quayle '92 Primary Committee, Inc. v. Federal Election CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
  3. Ohio Power Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Ohio Edison Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
  4. Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
  5. Sacramento Municipal Utility District v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Sacramento Municipal Utility District v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2010
  2. Duncan's Point Lot Owners Ass'n v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2008
  3. Transmission Agency v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2010
  4. NRG Power Marketing, LLC v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2013
  5. Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC v. FERCCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2024

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