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 $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.

  

 

2,270 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?

  • Jennifer Poquette
    signed 2024-11-07 15:34:29 -0500
  • Natalie Santoleri
    signed 2024-11-07 15:25:39 -0500
  • Victoria Nothnagle
    signed 2024-11-07 15:02:40 -0500
  • Jordan Rose-Morgan
    signed 2024-11-07 15:00:46 -0500
  • Eboni Jones stewart
    signed 2024-11-07 14:54:24 -0500
  • Ali Lindsey
    signed 2024-11-07 14:53:29 -0500
  • Amber Penrose
    signed 2024-11-07 14:48:37 -0500
  • Jesse Ames
    signed 2024-11-07 14:43:03 -0500
  • alexandria mockbee
    signed 2024-11-07 14:27:19 -0500
  • Megan Sullivan
    signed 2024-11-07 14:05:54 -0500
  • Noelle Brandmier
    signed 2024-11-07 13:32:50 -0500
  • sabra wood
    signed 2024-11-07 13:29:59 -0500
  • Greta Page-Mann
    signed 2024-11-07 13:26:35 -0500
  • Mark LaMagna
    signed via 2024-11-07 13:24:20 -0500
  • Kira Kim-Fredell
    signed 2024-11-07 13:16:27 -0500
  • Danielle Abramson
    signed 2024-11-07 13:10:28 -0500
  • Eli Harrigan
    signed 2024-11-07 12:59:04 -0500
  • Taylor White
    signed 2024-11-07 12:44:53 -0500
  • Kayla Lindsey
    signed 2024-11-07 12:43:09 -0500
  • Sean Edelman
    signed 2024-11-07 12:12:30 -0500
  • Nathan Maynard
    signed 2024-11-07 11:45:52 -0500
    RGE overdrafted my GFs account for a charge that was 17x our normal bill and won’t give the money back for 25 days so we are fucked for now.
  • Jessica Pavia
    signed 2024-11-07 11:24:19 -0500
  • Kayla Kline
    signed 2024-11-07 11:00:36 -0500
  • Lucas McCarthy
    signed 2024-11-06 19:38:17 -0500
  • Maeve McClusky
    signed 2024-11-06 18:23:11 -0500
  • Tyler Carey
    signed 2024-11-06 16:04:30 -0500
  • Katherine McGrath
    signed 2024-11-06 13:54:31 -0500
  • Ashley
    signed 2024-11-06 11:08:59 -0500
  • Max Likens
    signed 2024-11-05 23:29:56 -0500
  • Christina Krewson
    signed 2024-11-05 22:34:25 -0500

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