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?

  • Pamela Davis
    signed 2023-01-18 01:51:28 -0500
  • Alexis Osborne
    signed 2023-01-11 02:49:59 -0500
  • Stephen Gayle
    signed 2023-01-10 13:58:20 -0500
  • Max Kelley
    signed 2023-01-10 09:51:19 -0500
  • Joaquin Calcines
    signed 2023-01-10 09:42:17 -0500
  • Andrea Carvalho
    signed 2023-01-10 08:52:46 -0500
  • Yazmin Fernaays
    signed 2023-01-09 22:50:12 -0500
  • Ronald L Washington
    signed 2023-01-09 16:51:01 -0500
  • Zulma Troche
    signed 2023-01-09 12:31:31 -0500
  • Michael Summo
    signed 2023-01-07 23:52:47 -0500
    All Utilities should be owned by the public not for profit corporations.
  • Salvatore Cutaia, JR
    signed 2023-01-05 15:04:42 -0500
  • Natalia Santiago
    signed 2023-01-05 10:41:25 -0500
  • Mary Tunney
    signed 2022-12-31 10:09:17 -0500
  • Stephanie Vail
    signed 2022-12-30 08:57:45 -0500
  • Mary Gleason
    signed 2022-12-29 01:05:03 -0500
  • Samantha Rodriguez
    signed 2022-12-28 10:52:00 -0500
  • Michael Beck
    signed 2022-12-28 09:36:34 -0500
  • Emily Weber
    signed 2022-12-27 14:42:04 -0500
  • Victoria Lund
    signed 2022-12-27 09:40:31 -0500
  • Sherry Vitale
    signed 2022-12-26 08:44:08 -0500
  • Jeff Freier
    signed 2022-12-24 13:59:53 -0500
  • Anthony Freier
    signed 2022-12-24 13:55:02 -0500
  • Jessica Jazari
    signed 2022-12-23 22:00:57 -0500
  • Kathleen Gootee
    signed 2022-12-23 13:30:51 -0500
  • Denise Polito
    signed 2022-12-22 08:32:40 -0500
  • Roy Stone II
    signed 2022-12-21 23:48:58 -0500
    Id like to see RG&E replaced with a public utility so energy can be 100% green by 2030.
  • Emily Eddy
    signed 2022-12-21 15:34:38 -0500
  • Mark Patrick
    signed 2022-12-21 08:24:46 -0500
  • Karen James
    signed 2022-12-21 04:02:02 -0500
  • David Bantle
    signed 2022-12-20 13:55:08 -0500

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