ratepayer
noun
rate·pay·er
ˈrāt-ˌpā-ər 
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Routing that water away from the turbines at the expense of electric ratepayers around the West brought sticker shock.
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Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Wisconsin ratepayers have paid a portion of the cost for construction of other transmission lines, split with other states in the regional grid.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Regulators, then, are left to equitably allocate the costs to the prospective data center customers and the rest of the ratepayers, including homes and businesses.
—Theodore J. Kury, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025
Every dollar swimming in this pond comes from taxpayers, ratepayers or consumers, all paying higher taxes, rates and prices as costs are passed through.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 7 Dec. 2025
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Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Wisconsin ratepayers have paid a portion of the cost for construction of other transmission lines, split with other states in the regional grid.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Regulators, then, are left to equitably allocate the costs to the prospective data center customers and the rest of the ratepayers, including homes and businesses.
—Theodore J. Kury, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025
Every dollar swimming in this pond comes from taxpayers, ratepayers or consumers, all paying higher taxes, rates and prices as costs are passed through.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 7 Dec. 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 22 Dec. 2025.
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