ratepayer
noun
rate·pay·er
ˈrāt-ˌpā-ər 
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In a press release, Tri-State CEO Duane Highly said ratepayers will shoulder the cost of keeping Craig 1 running.
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Sam Brasch, NPR, 23 Feb. 2026
The money comes from the same ratepayers who just got hit with a 29% rate increase — taken from the middle class, handed back in an election year, and called relief.
—Josh Elliott, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
House Bill 1002 offers multiple solutions, including automatically placing residential ratepayers on budget billing and prohibiting utilities from disconnecting low-income customers’ services during periods with extreme heat warnings.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Oracle -- not ratepayers -- will fund these electrical infrastructure upgrades.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Sam Brasch, NPR, 23 Feb. 2026
The money comes from the same ratepayers who just got hit with a 29% rate increase — taken from the middle class, handed back in an election year, and called relief.
—Josh Elliott, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
House Bill 1002 offers multiple solutions, including automatically placing residential ratepayers on budget billing and prohibiting utilities from disconnecting low-income customers’ services during periods with extreme heat warnings.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Oracle -- not ratepayers -- will fund these electrical infrastructure upgrades.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Ratepayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ratepayer. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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