ratepayer
noun
rate·pay·er
ˈrāt-ˌpā-ər 
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The allowing of non-planned transmission being reimbursed or credited outside of a planning process … just incentivizes merchants to build transmission lines to nowhere and then charge it to the ratepayers that live someplace between nowhere and a wind farm.
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Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
Otherwise, those costs are going to fall to utility ratepayers and the property tax base.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
Similarly, Maryland’s Office of People’s Counsel recently objected to a proposal by the regional grid operator PJM to impose on Maryland ratepayers a substantial portion of a $5 billion capital expenditure to build transmission for new data centers in Virginia.
—John Kostyack, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
There are also demand-response programs that compensate ratepayers for agreeing to allow a utility to dial back their plugged-in EV, smart thermostat and other devices to free up capacity during peak demand.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
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Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
Otherwise, those costs are going to fall to utility ratepayers and the property tax base.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
Similarly, Maryland’s Office of People’s Counsel recently objected to a proposal by the regional grid operator PJM to impose on Maryland ratepayers a substantial portion of a $5 billion capital expenditure to build transmission for new data centers in Virginia.
—John Kostyack, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
There are also demand-response programs that compensate ratepayers for agreeing to allow a utility to dial back their plugged-in EV, smart thermostat and other devices to free up capacity during peak demand.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Ratepayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ratepayer. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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