ratepayer
noun
rate·pay·er
ˈrāt-ˌpā-ər 
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For some expenses, such as fuel or trimming trees near power lines, utilities pass costs along to ratepayers but make no profit.
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Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Hundreds of residents and local officials have expressed concerns about property values, environmental impact and potential costs to ratepayers.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 30 Dec. 2025
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.
—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
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Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Hundreds of residents and local officials have expressed concerns about property values, environmental impact and potential costs to ratepayers.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 30 Dec. 2025
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.
—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
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“Ratepayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ratepayer. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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