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 $120 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 and shut offs, 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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Aster Ambular signed 2024-01-05 19:14:49 -0500all the power to all the people -
Aoife Reynolds signed 2024-01-05 16:00:37 -0500
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Jason Carr signed 2024-01-05 13:18:01 -0500
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Benvolio Pennica signed 2024-01-04 19:24:05 -0500
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Brendan McManus signed 2024-01-02 14:00:24 -0500Have been receiving terrible service, overcharged, meters misread, large bills, unable to see energy usage. Long wait times when call customer service. RG&E should not be a private company, they are a monopoly and get away with incompetence because there is no alternative
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Amal Abdi signed 2023-12-23 15:44:54 -0500
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Fiona Lessell signed 2023-12-21 19:25:43 -0500
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Keyonna Walton signed 2023-12-20 19:26:09 -0500
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Robyn Parmenter-Zerger signed 2023-12-20 18:45:45 -0500
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Hannah Pickert signed 2023-12-18 09:58:26 -0500
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sam e signed 2023-12-18 09:35:12 -0500
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Candace Rubin signed 2023-12-18 06:00:19 -0500
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Meera Patel signed 2023-12-17 23:53:17 -0500
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Laura Taylor signed 2023-12-17 19:20:12 -0500
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Erin Collier signed 2023-12-17 18:47:45 -0500
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James Taylor signed 2023-12-17 16:59:36 -0500
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Julie Axtell signed 2023-12-17 14:57:02 -0500
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Lauren Goggin signed 2023-12-16 15:25:49 -0500
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Lisa Rinaldi signed 2023-12-16 14:49:19 -0500
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Brynn Grandusky signed 2023-12-16 00:50:20 -0500
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Kent Reese signed 2023-12-13 17:28:03 -0500
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Jo Anne Kelly signed 2023-12-13 17:24:14 -0500RGE is using fossil fuels that is not helping our huge climate crisis, it is literally contributing to the problem. Public utility would give us the opportunity to have access to renewable resources, much more reasonable rates, and the money stay locally not in some for profits money hungry hands. I can go on an on.
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Trish Harren signed 2023-12-13 16:00:50 -0500
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Rebbeca Steiner signed via Caleb Conheady 2023-12-13 14:40:45 -0500
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Holly Mott signed 2023-12-12 18:24:40 -0500
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Judith Cornwell signed 2023-12-08 19:49:35 -0500
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Meghan O'Dwyer signed 2023-12-08 17:13:32 -0500
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Ethan Koval signed 2023-12-08 08:03:11 -0500The public good outweighs a continued partnership with RGE. It’s time to take back our city.
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Colleen Conheady signed 2023-12-08 07:32:23 -0500
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Caleb Conheady signed 2023-12-07 20:55:14 -0500
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