Southern California Edison Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.

SILBERMAN, Senior Circuit Judge:

FERC approved a tariff filed by the California Independent System Operator (“CAISO”), manager of California’s electric power transmission grid. Southern California Edison petitions for review of that FERC order because the tariff permitted generators of electricity to avoid paying significant retail charges for the energy they used — whether self-generated or not — for their own heating, lighting, air conditioning and office equipment needs, called “station power.” Petitioners assert that FERC, which…