ratepayer
noun
rate·pay·er
ˈrāt-ˌpā-ər 
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As for concerns about the impact on ratepayers, the PUC’s approval of a 41% reduction in emissions doesn’t decide the cost of a utility’s plan, said Stacy Tellinghuisen, deputy director of policy development for the conservation group Western Resource Advocates.
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Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
Many Sweetwater ratepayers are working families already stretched by housing, food and fuel costs.
—Manny Delgado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
Shifting cost burden to utility companies A financial tool called securitization reduces the burden on ratepayers.
—Tom Kertscher, jsonline.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Routing that water away from the turbines at the expense of electric ratepayers around the West brought sticker shock.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
Many Sweetwater ratepayers are working families already stretched by housing, food and fuel costs.
—Manny Delgado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
Shifting cost burden to utility companies A financial tool called securitization reduces the burden on ratepayers.
—Tom Kertscher, jsonline.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Routing that water away from the turbines at the expense of electric ratepayers around the West brought sticker shock.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Ratepayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ratepayer. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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