I want to replace RG&E with a local, community controlled public utility!

I want to replace RG&E with a local, community controlled public utility!

Did you know that we can vote out the foreign-owned corporation that owns and controls RG&E? RG&E is owned by a foreign multinational corporation called Iberdrola that extracts over $107 million in profits from our region every year. Rochester for Energy Democracy (RED) is Metro Justice’s campaign to replace foreign-owned RG&E in Rochester or Monroe County into a not for profit, locally controlled public utility.

RG&E's track record speaks volumes—surprise billing, exorbitant rates, terrible customer service, and rising rates have plagued our community for far too long. In addition to being unresponsive to the needs of city residents, RG&E has all but ignored the impending climate crisis, continued to invest in fossil fuels, and lobbied against green energy policies. It's time for change.

  

 

2,270 signatures

By signing this petition, I support the call to replace RG&E with a locally owned and community controlled public utility that meets the needs of our communities instead of serving the greed of distant investors and CEOs. I want a public utility based on the principles of energy democracy:

  • Affordable Rates,
  • Local investment of ratepayer dollars to prioritize customer service and a reliable grid, 
  • A fast and equitable transition to zero greenhouse gas emissions, 
  • More good paying union jobs and a just transition for fossil fuel energy workers, 
  • Public ownership of the utility, where it is run by value-aligned general management and its current employees, governed by an elected Board of Directors, and has a real say for ratepayers. 

Will you sign?

  • Duncan Fraser
    signed 2024-11-14 16:22:59 -0500
  • Andrew Vanetten
    signed 2024-11-14 01:07:34 -0500
  • Danielle Fraenkel
    signed 2024-11-13 10:51:51 -0500
  • Joseph Barcia
    signed 2024-11-13 00:06:14 -0500
  • Sam Pata
    signed 2024-11-12 22:35:17 -0500
  • Elaine Ramos
    signed 2024-11-12 22:12:06 -0500
    I support ur cause :)
  • Brianne Merkel
    signed 2024-11-12 21:30:14 -0500
  • LaSonia Simmons
    signed 2024-11-12 18:02:02 -0500
  • Erin York
    signed 2024-11-12 10:58:11 -0500
  • Sydney Szwarcberg
    signed 2024-11-11 19:59:12 -0500
  • Mike Evans
    signed 2024-11-11 15:33:10 -0500
    It is vital a public utility feasibility & implementation study be implemented to access the viability of a publicly owned utility to assist in easing the high costs of energy and heat and give our communities ownership of natural resources.
  • Susan Domina
    signed 2024-11-11 15:24:30 -0500
  • Charli McAllister
    signed 2024-11-10 22:15:11 -0500
    On behalf of the Sunrise Movement: Rochester Hub
  • Danielle Pearson
    signed 2024-11-10 18:11:58 -0500
  • Chiara Sapia
    signed 2024-11-10 16:04:06 -0500
  • Mary Lou Anderson
    signed 2024-11-10 15:35:06 -0500
  • Daria Miller
    signed 2024-11-10 06:24:42 -0500
  • Namir Jenzer
    signed 2024-11-10 01:46:33 -0500
  • Kacy Machir
    signed 2024-11-09 20:07:58 -0500
  • Rebecca Schoenig
    signed 2024-11-09 18:39:24 -0500
  • Rob Varon
    signed 2024-11-08 20:27:38 -0500
  • Ann Netter
    signed 2024-11-08 18:51:19 -0500
  • Alicia Opett
    signed 2024-11-08 16:58:32 -0500
  • Jessica Appel
    signed 2024-11-08 16:52:07 -0500
  • Gina Ferrara
    signed 2024-11-08 16:45:39 -0500
  • Julianne Foster
    signed 2024-11-08 15:54:15 -0500
  • Hanna Bergwall
    signed 2024-11-08 14:15:13 -0500
  • Hilary Haefner
    signed 2024-11-08 14:13:17 -0500
  • Amanda Sciacca
    signed 2024-11-08 13:54:01 -0500
  • Christopher Murphy
    signed 2024-11-08 13:37:42 -0500

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