As David Grey's letter to SJ Mercury News points out, the murky environment in which the MEC plant was approved, and the City council reversed its stance, is still being revealed. Well, it is in the Chronicle and the LA Times at least.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-energy9nov09,0,5 613105.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dbusiness

3 Power Firms Subpoenaed in Calif. Probe
Federal prosecutors seek records from Duke, AES and Williams in a grand jury's investigation into manipulation of the state's energy market.

By Nancy Rivera Brooks, Times Staff Writer

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Representatives of Houston-based Dynegy Inc., Atlanta-based Mirant Corp. and Houston-based Reliant Resources Inc. -- all large power suppliers to the state -- said they were unaware of any subpoenas received by their companies. A spokeswoman for Calpine Corp. would not comment on whether the San Jose company had received a subpoena.