United States Ninth Circuit

Petitions for a review of a decision by a self-financing power marketing agency involving certain rate setting proceedings are denied where the agency did not act in a manner that was either arbitrary or capricious when it triggered a Safety-Net Cost Recovery Adjustment Clause allowing for an upward adjustment of rates.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/08/2006
• Decided 04/04/2006
• Published 04/04/2006

Judges

• FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge., Before FERNANDEZ, TASHIMA, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Nancy Baker and Mark R. Thompson, Portland, OR, for Public Power Council., Paul M. Murphy, Murphy & Buchal LLP, Portland, OR, for Canby Utility Board., William H. Walters, Miller Nash LLP, Portland, OR, for Alcoa Incorporated., Melinda J. Davison, Davison Van Cleeve, PC, Portland, OR, for Industrial Customers of Northwest Utilities, Benton Rural Electric Association, and Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association, Michael J. Gianunzio, Everett, WA, for Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, Washington., Kurt R. Casad, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Portland, OR, for Bonneville Power Administration., Loretta Mabinton, Assistant General Counsel, Portland, OR, for Portland General Electric Company;  Gary Dahlke, Paine, Hamblen, Coffin, Brooke & Miller LLP, Spokane, WA, for Avista Corporation;  James R. Thompson, Boise, ID, for Idaho Power Company;  W. Wayne Harper, Butte, Montana, NorthWestern Energy;  Stephen C. Hall, Stoel Rives LLP, Portland, OR, for PacifiCorp;  Kirstin S. Dodge, Perkins Coie LLP, Bellevue, WA, for Puget Sound Energy, Inc., intervenors.