ratepayer
noun
rate·pay·er
ˈrāt-ˌpā-ər 
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The Office of Consumer Counsel, which represents ratepayer interests, disagreed, recommending including cybersecurity.
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Brian Harrell, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
In a news release Friday however, some ratepayer advocacy groups and environmental groups chose to applaud other portions of the bill.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
Instead, Newsom pivoted to a less ambitious plan to offer utility customers a one-time bill savings, estimated at about $30, by slashing clean energy programs funded by electric ratepayers.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The bill would: tighten up and add teeth to an existing state law that prohibits utility companies from using ratepayer money for campaigning or advertising.
—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
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Brian Harrell, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
In a news release Friday however, some ratepayer advocacy groups and environmental groups chose to applaud other portions of the bill.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
Instead, Newsom pivoted to a less ambitious plan to offer utility customers a one-time bill savings, estimated at about $30, by slashing clean energy programs funded by electric ratepayers.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The bill would: tighten up and add teeth to an existing state law that prohibits utility companies from using ratepayer money for campaigning or advertising.
—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Ratepayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ratepayer. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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