ratepayer
noun
rate·pay·er
ˈrāt-ˌpā-ər 
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The California Public Utilities Commission will consider Edison’s request to pass on to its ratepayers $1.6 billion in damages from the 2017 Thomas wildfire in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.
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Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
From the program’s inception in 2010 through work planned into 2027, half of the funding — $48 million — has come from Denver Water ratepayers.
—Alan Salazar, The Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2025
Late last year, officials in Connecticut took a pass on entering into any new purchase agreements with offshore wind projects, a move that was widely seen as bowing to public pressure over the potential costs for ratepayers.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2025
Cal Advocates, the body responsible for advocating for ratepayers before the commission, often pushes back against these, requesting lower shareholder rates.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
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Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
From the program’s inception in 2010 through work planned into 2027, half of the funding — $48 million — has come from Denver Water ratepayers.
—Alan Salazar, The Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2025
Late last year, officials in Connecticut took a pass on entering into any new purchase agreements with offshore wind projects, a move that was widely seen as bowing to public pressure over the potential costs for ratepayers.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2025
Cal Advocates, the body responsible for advocating for ratepayers before the commission, often pushes back against these, requesting lower shareholder rates.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Ratepayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ratepayer. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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