ratepayer
noun
rate·pay·er
ˈrāt-ˌpā-ər 
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The cap-and-invest program is designed to generate revenue by auctioning emission allowances to businesses and to use that revenue to provide benefits for ratepayers through bill credits or rebates.
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Chaewon Chung
march 9, Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Senate Bill 102 would establish guardrails to protect ratepayers, limit pollution, and ensure large electricity users pay their full infrastructure costs.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
That means ratepayers could end up footing the bill.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
The voluntary agreement has no enforcement mechanisms and ratepayers have no way to verify whether tech companies keep their promises, said Lena Moffitt, executive director of Evergreen Action, an environmental group.
—Josh Boak, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
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Chaewon Chung
march 9, Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Senate Bill 102 would establish guardrails to protect ratepayers, limit pollution, and ensure large electricity users pay their full infrastructure costs.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
That means ratepayers could end up footing the bill.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
The voluntary agreement has no enforcement mechanisms and ratepayers have no way to verify whether tech companies keep their promises, said Lena Moffitt, executive director of Evergreen Action, an environmental group.
—Josh Boak, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Ratepayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ratepayer. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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