ratepayer
noun
rate·pay·er
ˈrāt-ˌpā-ər 
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The most important goal of the study is to make sure ratepayers' and taxpayers' money are spent in the most efficient way possible while meeting their needs, Peacock said in an interview.
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Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2025
Investors, workers, and ratepayers deserve better.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
The Louisiana Energy Users Group—including Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and Shell—said the project increases Entergy’s Louisiana energy demand by 30%, creating unprecedented financial risks to existing utility ratepayers.
—Delaney Nolan, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
The plan before the PUC was first proposed last year and has been criticized as bloated and a looming fiscal time bomb for ratepayers.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2025
Investors, workers, and ratepayers deserve better.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
The Louisiana Energy Users Group—including Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and Shell—said the project increases Entergy’s Louisiana energy demand by 30%, creating unprecedented financial risks to existing utility ratepayers.
—Delaney Nolan, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
The plan before the PUC was first proposed last year and has been criticized as bloated and a looming fiscal time bomb for ratepayers.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ratepayer
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“Ratepayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ratepayer. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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