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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Velverly Caldwell signed 2024-10-21 21:56:59 -0400 -
Sonal Munsiff signed 2024-10-21 20:50:06 -0400
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Kathleen M. Glennon signed 2024-10-21 20:05:48 -0400After years of sending RGE date and time stamped photographs monthly of my gas and electric meters, which they willfully ignored, it is time for them to go. Ancient meters rusting out, poor customer service, ESTIMATED BILLS for whatever RGE can get – it is time for Rochester to tell them Adios !
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Peter Robbins signed via Mary Fornataro 2024-10-21 20:05:28 -0400I have their sister company NYSEG and they are just as bad.
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Joshua Cook signed 2024-10-21 20:01:21 -0400
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Maeve Cullinane signed 2024-10-21 18:36:40 -0400 -
Rome Celli signed 2024-10-21 18:06:43 -0400
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Charlotte Baltus signed 2024-10-21 17:36:24 -0400
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Hugh Keleher signed 2024-10-21 17:31:24 -0400
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Tessa Carpitella signed 2024-10-21 17:24:56 -0400
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Andrew Edwards signed 2024-10-21 17:15:54 -0400
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Rachelle Trudel signed 2024-10-21 17:06:00 -0400RG&E is terrible! We can’t even add solar panels to our hours without them charging us to produce energy! Energy Monopoly Monsters!
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Kyleigh Foster signed 2024-10-21 14:58:15 -0400RG&E SCREWS EVERYONE ON THEIR BILLS
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Robin Losito signed 2024-10-21 10:46:53 -0400
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Carlie Schmitz signed 2024-10-18 09:58:37 -0400
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Max Monical signed 2024-10-18 09:53:19 -0400
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Clayton Votra signed 2024-10-18 09:51:48 -0400
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Amy Magin signed 2024-10-18 07:57:22 -0400
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Kim Law signed 2024-10-17 17:17:17 -0400
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Jason Law signed 2024-10-17 16:22:13 -0400Change cannot come soon enough.
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Christopher Fitz signed 2024-10-17 10:32:13 -0400I abhor RG&E so much that anything has to be better than them
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Tim Oneil signed 2024-10-14 13:05:28 -0400
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Andrew Bestram signed 2024-10-11 09:58:43 -0400
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Gabriella D’Ambrosio signed 2024-10-07 10:18:23 -0400
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Victoria Simmons signed 2024-10-07 10:17:50 -0400
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Donna Santiago signed 2024-10-06 14:23:58 -0400
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Renée Roa signed 2024-10-04 13:50:57 -0400
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Emily Pumm signed 2024-10-03 19:44:13 -0400
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Andrew McClain signed 2024-10-03 18:20:15 -0400
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Samuel Genovese signed 2024-10-02 11:56:31 -0400
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