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 $120 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 and shut offs, 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.
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.
In particular, I call on elected leaders to take the first step and study whether and how a public utility could meet these goals.
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Bernadette Smith signed 2025-08-05 18:38:18 -0400RG&E needs to go. I didn’t get a bill for over a year but kept paying my budget…still owed them. Now they upped my budget by $200 per month without notice. All I got was “don’t know what happened. You should have been noticed”. The company is owned by thieves and the employees are either untrained or incompetent (maybe both) -
Michelle Hood signed 2025-08-05 11:42:50 -0400
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Sophia Fasoldt signed 2025-08-03 15:30:46 -0400
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Rachel Buczko signed 2025-08-03 14:20:31 -0400
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Christina Brodie signed 2025-08-03 13:09:05 -0400
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Tammy Mitchell signed 2025-08-03 12:07:15 -0400
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Karen Lattanzio signed 2025-08-03 10:13:31 -0400
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Rachel Bianchi signed 2025-08-02 18:42:09 -0400
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Anthony Madalena-Soto signed 2025-08-01 19:57:07 -0400Rge suck and they overcharge
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Jason Sellars signed 2025-08-01 18:57:21 -0400
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Madison Kosuda signed 2025-07-30 16:16:03 -0400
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Paige Smith signed 2025-07-30 16:07:15 -0400
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William Trabold signed 2025-07-30 15:35:00 -0400
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Zak Battaglia signed 2025-07-30 13:48:04 -0400
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Alex Nicolini signed 2025-07-30 06:45:21 -0400
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Colleen Conheady signed 2025-07-29 23:55:45 -0400
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Megan Allmannsberger signed 2025-07-29 20:54:04 -0400
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Elisabeth Woldeyohannes signed 2025-07-29 20:43:02 -0400
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Megan Roberts signed 2025-07-28 20:49:06 -0400
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Nathaniel Flemming signed 2025-07-28 16:46:08 -0400
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James Bader signed 2025-07-27 20:42:30 -0400
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Andrea Boren signed 2025-07-22 08:56:50 -0400
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Dave Reddy signed 2025-07-20 21:51:13 -0400
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Aleta Reale signed 2025-07-20 19:42:05 -0400
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Hadi Al-Jabi-Lopez signed 2025-07-20 12:00:06 -0400We the people, not we the multi-national conglomerates.
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Tess Roberts signed 2025-07-20 10:40:44 -0400
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Gretchen Nace signed 2025-07-20 08:44:52 -0400
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Lisa Houser signed 2025-07-20 08:23:29 -0400
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Michelle Dore signed 2025-07-20 07:58:16 -0400
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