Legal Opinion
First Ebenezer Baptist Church v. CONS. EDISON CO. OF NY, INC.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 5, 1997No. 94 Civ. 7128 (AGS)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SCHWARTZ, District Judge.
Section 76 (“ § 76”) of the New York Public Service Law (“PSL”) requires electric utilities in New York state to charge a lower “domestic” rate, rather than the higher “commercial” rate, to corporations or associations organized and conducted in good faith for religious purposes which use such electricity in connection with religious purposes.
Plaintiffs Brownsville Community Baptist Church (“Brownsville Baptist”), New Mt. Zion Pentecostal Church (“New Mt. Zion”), Christ Fellowship Baptist Church (“Christ Fellowship”), Good Samaritan Pentecostal Church…
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