Duke Energy has overhead power lines in a 10-foot-wide easement over Bellwether's property, but the National Electrical Safety Code requires a 25-foot-wide "strike zone" between the lines and nearby buildings. That "strike zone" required Bellwether to reduce the size of a warehouse it planned to build. Bellwether sued Duke for inverse condemnation, alleging that the "strike zone" constitutes a taking larger than the easement and requires just compensation.
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