Hoping someone here can point me to the right citation. As I understand it, the telephone utilities (and most others) in NYS have the right of eminent domain, meaning that they can, if they deem it necessary, simply grab space in your building to put their local distribution equipment.
On the other hand, they're supposed to (again, per my recollection) both pay some sort of negotiated "rent", and ... also pay for the electricity they use.
I'm pretty sure I've read stories about these battles, but can't find them now.
The case I'm specifically looking into has the telco using a large utility area and pulling about 5 kws -- which is quite enough to notice. And at this point they're getting that electricity for "free".
Anyone have some recommendations I can check into?
Thanks muchly,
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