ratepayer
noun
rate·pay·er
ˈrāt-ˌpā-ər 
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The $294 a month that residential customers paid at the outset of 2024 was 22% higher than the $241 a month PG&E ratepayers had to cough up in January 2023.
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
The legislation, which is supported by the state’s largest power company, Entergy, would also limit the Arkansas commission’s ability to block power projects proposed by the state’s utilities and could even force Arkansas ratepayers to fund energy projects in different states.
—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
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
The legislation, which is supported by the state’s largest power company, Entergy, would also limit the Arkansas commission’s ability to block power projects proposed by the state’s utilities and could even force Arkansas ratepayers to fund energy projects in different states.
—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
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“Ratepayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ratepayer. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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