ratepayer
noun
rate·pay·er
ˈrāt-ˌpā-ər 
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The bill’s first draft prohibited all public utilities operating in Maryland from passing on lobbying and political advocacy costs to ratepayers.
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Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
Several other measures, including a bill to end use of ratepayer money for political spending, also died after opposition from PG&E last session.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
Yet even in the face of a relatively modest increase so far in 2025 for PG&E residential ratepayers, the Legislative Analyst’s Office warned that the significant increases in electricity rates may continue to burden customers.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
From 2019 to 2023, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) authorized $27 billion to be collected from ratepayers in wildfire prevention and insurance costs, according to a report provided to the state legislature, and this figure is expected to rise faster than inflation through 2027.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
Several other measures, including a bill to end use of ratepayer money for political spending, also died after opposition from PG&E last session.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
Yet even in the face of a relatively modest increase so far in 2025 for PG&E residential ratepayers, the Legislative Analyst’s Office warned that the significant increases in electricity rates may continue to burden customers.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
From 2019 to 2023, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) authorized $27 billion to be collected from ratepayers in wildfire prevention and insurance costs, according to a report provided to the state legislature, and this figure is expected to rise faster than inflation through 2027.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Ratepayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ratepayer. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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