electricity rate

collocation in English

meaningsofelectricityandrate

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electricity
noun[U]
uk
/ˌel.ɪkˈtrɪs.ə.ti/us
/iˌlekˈtrɪs.ə.t̬i/
a form of energy that can be produced in several ways and that provides power to devices that create light, ...
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rate
noun[C]
uk
/reɪt/us
/reɪt/
the speed at which something happens or changes, or the amount or number of times it happens or changes in a ...
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(Definition ofelectricityandratefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Why do they not pay anelectricityrate?
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The distribution of railway andelectricityratemoney operates unfairly against them.
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Even before the war this question of theelectricityrateand also the question of voltage were taken into account when plans for locating an industry were being considered.
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In some special cases, producing households may be paid up to four times the standardelectricityrate, but this is not common.
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The resulting balance of payments crisis was exacerbated by the government's delay in adjusting petroleum prices and electricity rates.
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This allows multiple top-up boosts to storage heaters, or a good spread of times to run a wet electric heating system on a cheaperelectricityrate.
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Experience shows that the electricity rates now are so high that much space heating equipment simply is not used.
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Other matters which are receiving attention are those of water supply, the reduction of electricity rates, fire control, hospital accommodation and education.
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Electricity rates survive for a very long time and so do railway rates, although of course they are most infinite in their varieties.
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Robertson-sponsored improvements include renovated roads, parks, low electricity rates, a state-of-the-art airport, festivals, and the city recreation center.
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Small electricity customers in existing buildings could not be required to accept time-differentiated electricity rates without their consent.
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It was criticized based on the belief that the act would result in increased electricity rates and disallow the development of natural gas-fuelled power plants.
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Generally these are paid for by increasing electricity rates to customers.
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Multi state power transmission projects are discouraged by states with cheap electricity rates for fear that exporting their cheap power will lead to increased rates.
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Manipulation by the industry of natural gas prices resulted in higher electricity rates that could be charged under the semi-regulations.
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The loan guarantee would reduce the cost of the project by millions, resulting in lower electricity rates for consumers.
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Since most of the electrical energy is provided by hydroelectric power, the utility has low electricity rates.
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The protest was held in response to a government decision to raise electricity rates by 10%.
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For those that opted out of the contract option, electricity rates passed through a smoothed spot market price.
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