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Article: Supreme Court Grants Certiorari To Review Power Contracts Decision.(Snohomish County Washington v Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)(Case overview)
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- Mondaq Business Briefing
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- October 5, 2007
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Supreme Court will review whether FERC should apply Ninth Circuit's modified public interest standard.
On September 25, 2007, the Supreme Court of the United States granted and consolidated the petitions for certiorari of Morgan Stanley Capital Group and Calpine Energy Services, each of which sought review of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit's decision in Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County Washington, et al. v. FERC. The consolidated cases involve unilateral attempts to modify forward contracts entered into by power companies during the western energy crisis of 2000-01.
In Snohomish, the Ninth Circuit held that the Federal ...