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 $95 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 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.

  

 

1,672 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?

  • Jodi Baker
    signed 2023-11-22 18:05:46 -0500
  • Richard Baker
    signed 2023-11-21 16:16:36 -0500
    I live one house away from being served by the Spencerport utility. My neighbors’ bills are half of what I pay. To make matters worse, RG&E consistently asks for rate hikes and their service tends to be slow and unresponsive. I don’t believe them when they say energy would be more expensive via a county-wide conglomerate.
  • Rachel Heberling Ratcliff
    signed 2023-11-18 18:01:36 -0500
    RGE, owned by Avangrid, is price gouging us, and no one can get through to them. The county and city must act NOW.
  • Patrice Lancelot
    signed 2023-11-17 14:55:38 -0500
    I have been trying to get adequate response, billing and follow up from RGE since 10/22. They provide NONE of the above!
  • Jeffrey Nieznanski
    signed 2023-11-16 20:01:48 -0500
  • brin ribble
    signed 2023-11-16 07:36:33 -0500
  • Christina Ordway
    signed 2023-11-15 20:16:07 -0500
  • Eliane Grace
    signed 2023-11-15 17:04:08 -0500
  • Gail Mott
    signed 2023-11-15 16:34:14 -0500
  • Jo Cummings
    signed 2023-11-15 16:20:09 -0500
  • Rachel Gullo
    signed 2023-11-15 16:16:42 -0500
    We need to replace RG&E with a community-run alternative!
  • William Forrest
    signed 2023-11-15 15:22:08 -0500
  • Gabriela Mcdonald
    signed 2023-11-15 15:10:39 -0500
  • Kaden Zellers
    signed 2023-11-15 15:03:13 -0500
  • Kathleen Mandel
    signed 2023-11-15 13:59:51 -0500
  • Susan Sullivan
    signed 2023-11-13 12:07:47 -0500
  • Somes Schwinghammer
    signed 2023-11-07 00:12:35 -0500
  • Avery Schmidt
    signed 2023-11-06 19:04:28 -0500
  • Joshua Hearty
    signed 2023-11-06 17:48:18 -0500
  • Harrison Crow
    signed 2023-11-06 16:47:03 -0500
  • Morgan O'Keefe
    signed 2023-11-06 16:37:23 -0500
  • Willow Mey
    signed 2023-11-06 16:27:01 -0500
  • Zachary Dierna
    signed 2023-11-06 16:17:06 -0500
  • Marjorie Price
    signed 2023-11-06 11:05:36 -0500
  • Tim Johnson
    signed 2023-11-04 15:29:54 -0400
  • Kathleen Cook
    signed 2023-11-04 12:09:20 -0400
  • Tozu Levandi
    signed 2023-11-03 13:48:11 -0400
  • Cascade Sliter
    signed 2023-11-03 13:47:57 -0400
  • Jade Thone
    signed 2023-11-03 13:46:57 -0400
  • Alex cannon
    signed 2023-11-03 13:46:40 -0400

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