Independent Energy Producers Association, Inc. v. California Public Utilities Commission

36 F.3d 848 157 P.U.R.4th 263 INDEPENDENT ENERGY PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION, INC., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, Defendant-Appellee, and San Diego Gas and Electric Company; Pacific Gas and Electric Company, et al., Defendants-Intervenors-Appellees. No. 92-16201. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 8, 1994. Withdrawn from Submission Feb. 11, 1994. Resubmitted Sept. 15, 1994. Decided Sept. 22, 1994. Gordon P. Erspamer, Morrison & Foerster, San Francisco, CA, for plaintiffs-appellants. Ellen S. LeVine, California Public Utilities Com'n, San Francisco, CA, for defendant-appellee. Michael C. Tierney, San Diego Gas & Electric Co., Randall J. Litteneker, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., San Francisco, CA, John R. McDonough, Carlsmith, Ball, Wichman, Murray, Case & Ichiki, Los Angeles, CA, for defendants-intervenors-appellees. Susan Tomasky, Jerome M. Feit, Eric L. Christensen, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae Federal Energy Regulatory Com'n. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before: FLETCHER, KOZINSKI and TROTT, Circuit Judges. FLETCHER, Circuit…