California Court of Appeal, 5th District December 22, 2017, A141299 (Cmtys. for a Better Env't v. State Energy Res. Conservation & Dev. Comm'n)

KENNEDY, J.*

*728The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) is the state agency exclusively empowered to license thermal power plants of over 50 megawatts capacity. ( Pub. Resources Code, §§ 25120, 25500, 25517 ; see County of Sonoma v. State Energy Resources Conservation etc. Com. (1985) 40 Cal.3d 361, 364-365, 220 Cal.Rptr. 114, 708 P.