"Electric ratepayers" refers to individuals or households who pay for their electricity consumption. They are the customers who receive their monthly electricity bill and are responsible for paying the costs associated with using electricity in their homes.
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If the pipeline were built without the support of
electric ratepayers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, the costs to Connecticut ratepayers could be as high as $ 1.9 billion.
The regulations will have major adverse effects on the US economy, all for no or more likely negative benefits, and will result in higher costs
for electric ratepayers, with particularly adverse effects on lower income groups.
And it would offer a successful developer a subsidy of up to $ 1.7 billion over 20 years — paid for by Maryland's residential and
commercial electric ratepayers through slightly higher bills.
Scientist James Conca said Southern
California electric ratepayers should not have to pick up the $ 830 million net cost of permanently closing the San Onofre nuclear power plant because it is still operable without any safety issues.
Fourth, if the pipeline is built,
electric ratepayers in Massachusetts and Connecticut will pay additional costs of $ 141 million and $ 85 million, respectively.
Pipeline proponents claim that the ANE pipeline is needed to relieve capacity constraints on New England's natural gas pipeline system and that the cost of the pipeline is justified because it will ultimately save money for New
England electric ratepayers.
The Competitive Renewable Energy Zone, or CREZ, is a $ 6.8 billion project, paid for by
the electric ratepayers of Texas.
Our analysis shows that Massachusetts
electric ratepayers will pay additional costs of $ 141 million over the life of the pipeline.
The payments made each month by 1.6 million
electric ratepayers are still at stake.
This small amount of market competition netted the average ratepayer a savings of approximately $ 8.71 in 2014 because of the REPS.. In the absence of a free market, energy policy must be consistent and enable enough competition to attract investments and jobs, and deliver savings to North Carolina's
electric ratepayers.