ratepayer
noun
rate·pay·er
ˈrāt-ˌpā-ər 
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Every Maryland ratepayer will see an increase in their utility bills to fund the construction costs.
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Joanne Frederick, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
Regulators agreed with Nessel's assertion that ratepayers should not have to bear the cost for company executives' travel, removing a $74,769 allowance from the rate increase.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 11 Nov. 2024
Aguilar, who delivered some of her opening remarks in Spanish, accused the current commission of siding with utilities over ratepayers.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2024
The allowing of non-planned transmission being reimbursed or credited outside of a planning process … just incentivizes merchants to build transmission lines to nowhere and then charge it to the ratepayers that live someplace between nowhere and a wind farm.
—Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
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Joanne Frederick, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
Regulators agreed with Nessel's assertion that ratepayers should not have to bear the cost for company executives' travel, removing a $74,769 allowance from the rate increase.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 11 Nov. 2024
Aguilar, who delivered some of her opening remarks in Spanish, accused the current commission of siding with utilities over ratepayers.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2024
The allowing of non-planned transmission being reimbursed or credited outside of a planning process … just incentivizes merchants to build transmission lines to nowhere and then charge it to the ratepayers that live someplace between nowhere and a wind farm.
—Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Ratepayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ratepayer. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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