N a person who pays local rates, esp a householder 缴纳地方税的人
Rules for allocating a project's costs burden local ratepayers rather than distant beneficiaries.
项目成本分配规则主要加赋于本地纳税人，而非远方的受益者。
"The ratepayers of Virginia must be protected from costs for renewable energy that are unreasonably high, " the regulators said.
不应该让弗吉尼亚的纳税人来承担可再生能源过高的生产成本。
White seemed more interested in defending the utility's effort to soak Arkansas ratepayers than protecting them from a conflict of interest.
怀特似乎更感兴趣的是为公用事业公司敲纳税人竹杠的行为辩护，而不是在利益冲突中保护他们。
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