Тарифная ставка зависит от расхода электроэнергии.

It breaks down like this:

• Тарифная ставка = the subject, tariff rate
• зависит = depends
• от расхода электроэнергии = on electricity consumption

So the basic pattern is:

[subject] + зависит от + [thing in the genitive case]

A very literal gloss would be:

The tariff rate depends on the consumption of electric energy.

Because ставка is a feminine noun.

In Russian, adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in:

• gender
• number
• case

Since ставка is:

• feminine
• singular
• nominative

the adjective must also be feminine singular nominative:

• masculine: тарифный
• feminine: тарифная
• neuter: тарифное

So:

• тарифная ставка = correct
• тарифный ставка = incorrect

The verb зависеть means to depend, and in Russian it normally goes with the preposition от.

So:

• зависеть от чего-либо = to depend on something

Examples:

• Это зависит от времени. = It depends on the time.
• Цена зависит от качества. = The price depends on the quality.
• Тарифная ставка зависит от расхода электроэнергии. = The tariff rate depends on electricity consumption.

This is just the normal construction you need to memorize:

зависеть от + genitive

Because от requires the genitive case.

The dictionary form is:

• расход = consumption, expenditure, usage

But after от, it changes to genitive singular:

• от расхода = on/from the consumption

So the sentence uses:

• зависит от расхода...

not

• зависит от расход...

because that would ignore the case required by от.

Here электроэнергии is also in the genitive case.

That happens because расход often takes a dependent noun in the genitive, similar to English consumption of electricity.

So:

• расход = consumption
• расход электроэнергии = consumption of electricity

Then the whole phrase becomes:

• от расхода электроэнергии = on the consumption of electricity

So there are really two genitives working together here:

1. от forces расхода
2. расход is followed by электроэнергии

Yes. Russian word order is more flexible than English because case endings show the grammatical relationships.

The neutral order here is:

• Тарифная ставка зависит от расхода электроэнергии.

But you could also hear:

• От расхода электроэнергии зависит тарифная ставка.

This puts more emphasis on от расхода электроэнергии.

So both are grammatical, but the original version sounds like a straightforward, neutral statement.

In this context, тарифная ставка means something like:

• tariff rate
• billing rate
• charged rate

It is a formal or technical phrase often used in contexts like:

• utilities
• electricity pricing
• official documents
• contracts
• billing rules

So this is not a casual everyday phrase, but it is perfectly normal in administrative or commercial language.

They are close, but not always identical.

• расход often means consumption, usage, expenditure
• потребление means consumption in a more general or technical sense

In the context of electricity, both can appear, but they may sound slightly different depending on style.

For example:

• расход электроэнергии = electricity usage / expenditure of electricity
• потребление электроэнергии = electricity consumption

In many contexts, потребление электроэнергии may sound a little more standard or technical, while расход can emphasize the amount used.

With stress marks:

Тари́фная ста́вка зави́сит от расхо́да электроэне́ргии.

Approximate pronunciation:

• тари́фная = ta-REEF-na-ya
• ста́вка = STAV-ka
• зави́сит = za-VEE-sit
• от = ot
• расхо́да = ras-KHO-da
• электроэне́ргии = e-lek-tro-e-NER-gi-i

The stressed syllables are especially important in Russian.

Yes. Grammatically and semantically, that works.

• зависит от = depends on
• sometimes more literally: is dependent on

But in natural English, depends on is usually better and simpler.

So:

• Тарифная ставка зависит от расхода электроэнергии.
• natural English: The tariff rate depends on electricity consumption.

It is in the nominative case because it is the subject of the sentence.

You can tell from the forms:

• тарифная = feminine nominative singular
• ставка = feminine nominative singular

That is the basic dictionary-like form of the noun phrase.

So the sentence contrast is:

• Тарифная ставка = nominative subject
• от расхода электроэнергии = genitive after от

Russian has no articles like English the or a/an.

So Тарифная ставка can mean:

• the tariff rate
• a tariff rate

depending on context.

In this sentence, English would naturally use the:

• The tariff rate depends on electricity consumption.

But Russian simply leaves that unstated.

It is normally written as one word:

• электроэнергия = electric energy / electricity

It is a standard noun in Russian, especially in formal or technical contexts.

Forms here are:

• nominative: электроэнергия
• genitive: электроэнергии

So in the sentence you see the genitive form because of расход:

• расход электроэнергии

Yes, that is possible, but it is not exactly the same phrase.

• тариф = tariff, rate, pricing scheme
• тарифная ставка = tariff rate, rate level

Using тариф may sound broader, while тарифная ставка is more specific and formal.

So both can be grammatical, but the original sentence is more precise in official or technical language.