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Energy Law

Dec. 3, 2009

Sempra Wins $6.6 Billion Power Contract Dispute With State

A San Diego jury sided with Sempra Energy in its fight to uphold a $6.6 billion deal to deliver electricity to the state Department of Water Resources in the wake of the energy crisis nine years ago.

By Fiona Smith

Daily Journal Staff Writer

A San Diego jury has sided with Sempra Energy in its fight to uphold a $6.6 billion contract it signed to deliver electricity to the state Department of Water Resources in the wake of the energy crisis earlier this decade.

Sempra sued the state in 2002 after the department moved to cancel its contract, arguing Sempra was buying electricity on the open market and reselling it to the sta...

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