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 $107 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, 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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Matthew Witten signed 2020-02-14 15:41:54 -0500 -
Laura Rowley signed 2020-02-14 06:28:40 -0500 -
Brady Fletcher signed 2020-02-11 14:26:57 -0500
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Elizabeth Henderson signed 2020-02-07 13:59:47 -0500Time to get off fossil fuels and shift to a community controlled clean and renewable energy system. -
Shannon Coughlin signed 2020-02-06 15:26:00 -0500Shannon Coughlin
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Jessica R Semon signed 2020-01-30 23:40:03 -0500
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Christina Ruzicka signed 2020-01-14 22:27:02 -0500
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Samuel Genovese signed 2020-01-14 20:43:01 -0500Samuel L Genovese
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Ashley Messer signed 2020-01-14 17:35:44 -0500
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Adam Henne signed 2020-01-13 19:51:45 -0500
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Colin O'Malley signed 2020-01-13 13:36:50 -0500Private utilities will never respond to the climate crisis at the critical pace needed to actually have an impact, it’s contrary to their profit-driven nature. We need public utilities if we have any hope of pushing back the climate crisis. If we had meaningful energy democracy we would have made significant gains in the fight against climate change years ago. -
Wendy Low signed 2020-01-04 19:08:06 -0500
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Matthew Ehlers signed 2019-12-31 09:50:39 -0500 -
Heather Dulisse signed 2019-12-30 15:17:35 -0500Heather Dulisse
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Gabrielle Prince signed 2019-12-11 11:10:28 -0500
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Patricia Neal signed 2019-11-14 21:45:39 -0500
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Nazirah Darden signed 2019-11-13 19:22:43 -0500
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