"Recently released tapes and documents provide further evidence that the 2000-2001 energy crisis in California was the result of a criminal conspiracy in which energy giant Enron played the leading role. On February 3, the Snohomish County Public Utility Department (SCPUD) in Washington State released material detailing Enron's flagrant manipulation of the power supply in California. The evidence was released as part of an effort to convince the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to void a $122 million termination fee Enron was demanding from the Washington State public utility."