Cp National Corporation, a California Corporation v. Bonneville Power Administration, Cp National Corporation, a California Corporation v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

928 F.2d 905 19 Fed.R.Serv.3d 675 CP NATIONAL CORPORATION, a California corporation, Petitioner, v. BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION, Respondent. CP NATIONAL CORPORATION, a California corporation, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent. Nos. 89-70262, 90-70029. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Augued and Submitted Nov. 9, 1990. Decided March 26, 1991. As Amended May 13, 1991. George L. Wagner, Spears, Lubersky, Bledsoe, Anderson, Young & Hilliard, Portland, Or., for petitioner. Jerome M. Feit, Solicitor, F.E.R.C., Washington, D.C., for respondent. Randy A. Roach, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Bonneville Power Admin., Portland, Or., for respondent. Appeal from Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Bonneville Power Administration. Before WRIGHT, POOLE and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge: 1 CP National applied to the Bonneville Power Administration ("BPA") for an increase in its average system cost ("ASC"). BPA determined that, pursuant to the 1984 average system cost methodology ("ASC methodology"), CP National was not entitled to an increase because the Oregon Public Utilities Commission ("OPUC") had not determined the…