ratepayer
noun
rate·pay·er
ˈrāt-ˌpā-ər 
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Now, taxpayers, rather than ratepayers, will pick up the tab.
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
Experts CalMatters reached out to were divided on whether these funds would count as ratepayer funds.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025
Amid rising electric bills, states are under pressure to insulate regular household and business ratepayers from the costs of feeding Big Tech’s energy-hungrydata centers.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2025
High utility bills have become a chronic complaint from California ratepayers, who are letting politicians on the municipal, local and state levels know it.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
Experts CalMatters reached out to were divided on whether these funds would count as ratepayer funds.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025
Amid rising electric bills, states are under pressure to insulate regular household and business ratepayers from the costs of feeding Big Tech’s energy-hungrydata centers.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2025
High utility bills have become a chronic complaint from California ratepayers, who are letting politicians on the municipal, local and state levels know it.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
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“Ratepayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ratepayer. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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