ratepayer
Americannoun
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a person who pays a regular charge for the use of a public utility, as gas or electricity, usually based on the quantity consumed.
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British. a person who pays rates; a taxpayer of the local government.
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His organization has estimated that the average ratepayer will pay somewhere between about $150 and $225 a year for the transmission projects that have been recently approved.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
The White House did not respond to MarketWatch’s request for additional details about the ratepayer protection pledge.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026
Each year, the utility pays the Fire Department about $2.5 million — drawn from ratepayer revenue — to carry out the inspections and report the findings.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025
And nine states suggested that utilities be required to disclose how their trade associations spend ratepayer money.
From Slate • Dec. 19, 2023
Of course she was not a ratepayer; but—well, if, as was likely, they had seen her shake out her skirts to trip across a muddy road they would be just as great fools as myself.
From Deep Moat Grange by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
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