ratepayer
noun
rate·pay·er
ˈrāt-ˌpā-ər 
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According to a recent analysis by The Brattle Group, these tax credit eliminations would mean a $520 billion decrease in solar and wind investment before 2035, as well as higher electricity prices for ratepayers across the country.
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Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2025
The company anticipated that the cost savings would help moderate the rise in monthly bills for ratepayers.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Savings would immediately be passed on to Connecticut ratepayers because they would be charged at a kilowatt-hourly rate typically at the low end of the spectrum.
—David Alexander, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
The waterworks’s nitrate-removal plant, which had never been used for more than a few months annually, ran for 177 days that year, costing ratepayers more than $2 million.
—Dave Hage, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
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Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2025
The company anticipated that the cost savings would help moderate the rise in monthly bills for ratepayers.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Savings would immediately be passed on to Connecticut ratepayers because they would be charged at a kilowatt-hourly rate typically at the low end of the spectrum.
—David Alexander, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
The waterworks’s nitrate-removal plant, which had never been used for more than a few months annually, ran for 177 days that year, costing ratepayers more than $2 million.
—Dave Hage, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
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“Ratepayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ratepayer. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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