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.

  

 

1,669 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?

  • Ricky Graham
    signed 2024-03-27 14:30:04 -0400
  • Dan Larkin
    signed 2024-03-27 11:10:08 -0400
  • Amy Linehan
    signed 2024-03-26 19:51:17 -0400
  • Joseph phelps
    signed 2024-03-26 18:11:03 -0400
  • Jennifer Gough
    signed 2024-03-26 13:19:35 -0400
  • Tom Stoffel
    signed 2024-03-26 08:59:25 -0400
  • Brian Shafer
    signed 2024-03-25 22:19:41 -0400
  • Joseph Bodyk
    signed 2024-03-25 21:16:35 -0400
  • Marian Goden
    signed 2024-03-25 19:49:08 -0400
    No matter how much I pay or make consumption arrangements, the bills do not go below $1,000, this is complete abuse.
  • Madeline Padua Magee
    signed 2024-03-25 19:14:41 -0400
    RG&E is taking advantage of it’s customers.
  • Harold hall
    signed 2024-03-25 11:09:28 -0400
  • Lynn Mordenga
    signed 2024-03-24 23:25:05 -0400
  • Carla Pontarelli
    signed 2024-03-24 20:48:29 -0400
  • Jackie Mangione
    signed 2024-03-24 20:21:51 -0400
    RG&E does not care about its customers. Their charges are exorbitant and their budget is no budget! We are being robbed. My bill each month is much more than my car payment😡
  • Linda Lassiter
    signed 2024-03-24 18:02:46 -0400
    My billing is an absolute mess. Been over a year now not corrected and now I have another billing problem
  • Carmen Gray
    signed 2024-03-24 16:18:52 -0400
  • elijah santana
    signed 2024-03-24 15:50:04 -0400
  • Amelia Joa gonzalez
    signed 2024-03-24 15:46:12 -0400
  • Richard Joa
    signed 2024-03-24 15:41:03 -0400
    Same conumption but rates have trippled over a year. This is theft
  • Linda Cronin
    signed via 2024-03-24 12:43:43 -0400
  • Art Streb
    signed 2024-03-24 09:14:06 -0400
  • Jeffrey Lombardo
    signed 2024-03-24 09:03:13 -0400
  • Courtney Roemer
    signed 2024-03-24 07:50:30 -0400
  • Dennis Richardson
    signed 2024-03-23 19:52:57 -0400
  • Austin Durfee
    signed 2024-03-23 18:48:37 -0400
  • Catherine Goodall
    signed 2024-03-23 18:40:03 -0400
    This is crazy, that we should pay $12 more for our own wifi!
  • Evelyn Quinn
    signed 2024-03-23 18:00:13 -0400
  • Derek Beckwith
    signed 2024-03-23 17:24:22 -0400
  • Kathrine Sullivan
    signed 2024-03-23 15:20:40 -0400
    RG&E is horrible! I have never had electricity bills this high before. I n North Reading MA they have a local municipal electric company and most bills ran about 40 bucks a month. One month our oil heat was being replaced so we only had electric heating it was only $75.00.
  • Pamela Twitchell
    signed 2024-03-23 14:27:04 -0400
    Monopolies should be illegal

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