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?

  • Gina Maletta
    signed 2023-04-28 14:47:04 -0400
    No rge
  • Christi Patton
    signed 2023-04-28 13:22:25 -0400
  • James Cooper
    signed 2023-04-27 18:23:48 -0400
  • Stephen Schwock
    signed 2023-04-26 21:13:28 -0400
  • Neil Muir
    signed 2023-04-22 13:26:52 -0400
  • Betty Doyle
    signed 2023-04-19 05:37:57 -0400
  • Mori Prout Sr
    signed 2023-04-17 12:44:46 -0400
  • Frederick Broughton
    signed 2023-04-17 12:43:06 -0400
  • Emilye Crosby
    signed 2023-04-17 11:41:49 -0400
  • Rebeka Lutz
    signed 2023-04-16 13:54:13 -0400
  • Joanne Bergen
    signed 2023-04-13 21:47:34 -0400
    This is so important Signed and sent. Joanne A Bergen.
  • Andrea Porter
    signed 2023-04-10 12:44:57 -0400
  • Ryan Cornwell
    signed 2023-04-07 21:30:42 -0400
  • Douglas Kelley
    signed 2023-04-05 16:41:26 -0400
  • Eric Zeise
    signed 2023-04-03 19:41:19 -0400
  • Jace Abbatiello
    signed 2023-04-03 12:44:20 -0400
  • Kathleen M. Glennon
    signed 2023-03-31 16:00:16 -0400
    After 15 years of having an electric meter in my basement last inspected by RGE ON JUNE 30, 1982 it’s TIME for change. After 15 years of sending RGE DATE AND TIME STAMPED photos of my electric meter each month and RGE TOTALLY ignoring them, it’s TIME for change.
  • Andrew Collins
    signed 2023-03-30 09:15:15 -0400
  • Tracy Collins
    signed 2023-03-30 09:13:32 -0400
  • Karlie
    signed 2023-03-30 08:55:52 -0400
  • Robert Cook
    signed 2023-03-28 16:05:25 -0400
  • Ian Archibald
    signed 2023-03-28 13:01:45 -0400
  • Ashley A Wight
    signed 2023-03-27 07:59:39 -0400
  • Wilbert Germany
    signed 2023-03-25 13:06:07 -0400
  • Catherine Giugno
    signed 2023-03-23 14:39:10 -0400
  • Lochlan Boebel
    signed 2023-03-20 15:53:30 -0400
  • megan close
    signed 2023-03-20 15:08:46 -0400
  • Kait Savage
    signed 2023-03-15 21:27:43 -0400
  • james cucinelli
    signed 2023-03-12 18:46:41 -0400
    I have been in a nightmare with RGE for the past year and a half, multiple issues, complaints with PSC and my RGE bill has doubled.
  • Austin Retzlaff
    signed 2023-03-09 16:36:03 -0500

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