energy surcharge
noun [C]Definition
› NATURAL RESOURCES, COMMERCE an extra amount that a customer is charged because a business has had to pay more for its energy: Some hotels add an energy surcharge of $2 or more onto their bills.
(Definition of energy surcharge noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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