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
He and a coalition of environmental groups, solar developers and the Utility Reform Network, a ratepayer advocacy group, worked to put his 2022 law into effect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
The White House did not respond to MarketWatch’s request for additional details about the ratepayer protection pledge.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 25, 2026
The cost of City Light’s pilot has exceeded estimates, coming in at about $2 million of ratepayer funds, he said.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2024
That comes from no Hebrew prophet, but from a ratepayer in Chelsea.
From The Stark Munro Letters by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
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