Tuesday September 30th At 5:30PM - PROTEST RG&E'S NEW 34% RG&E Rate Hike!

Join Public Hearings to Oppose the Rate Hike at  at 1pm or 6pm!

Join Rochester for Energy Democracy (R.E.D.) Opposing RG&E's Proposed Rate Hike!

Sessions are at 1pm or 6pm, with a rally at 5:30pm (outside City Hall) before the 2nd hearing

The greed just doesn’t stop. In May 2025, the last installment of RGE's PREVIOUS 34% rate hike went into effect. Despite the recent audit showing RG&E and its multinational owners can not be trusted with our money, they are now, immediately after their last increase, asking for ANOTHER 34% increase. At the same time, they have the audacity to say we should also raise their rate of profit AGAIN, this time to 10%!  If this rate case is allowed to go forward, a further 50,000 RG&E customers will fall into energy poverty, paying a higher and higher rate of their incomes to this unaccountable profiteering monopoly. Throughout this all, they continue to chronically misbill us, neglect grid maintenance, and use our money to expand fossil fuel infrastructure.

Rochester says ENOUGH! Join us TO SPEAK at the rate case hearings, at City Hall, either at 1pm or 6pm, and especially, join us for a rally and protest at 5:30pm before the 6pm hearing! Make sure our demand to stop the hikes is heard LOUD and clear!

Comments are limited to 3 minutes, and you can sign up in person to speak immediately before the hearing. 

HERE is a guide from Metro Justice on commenting.  

For reference: This is a detailed speaking guideline and guide to the rate case from the Accelerator. This is the public release from the Public Service Commission on the rate hike request. You can also look at a Reddit AMA with the Accelerator and Metro Justice. 

Stayed tuned, spread the word, plan to show up to oppose the state rubber-stamping Iberdrola’s latest scheme to raise their profits on our backs!

You can also fill out a public comment opposing the rate increase here (for electric) or here (for gas), sharing your experience and how this hike would affect you! 

To join this event, please RSVP below!