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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Caroline Shaw signed 2024-10-23 19:23:34 -0400 -
Josephine Schultz signed 2024-10-23 14:40:47 -0400
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Peggy Rosenthal signed 2024-10-23 08:11:05 -0400
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April Acciaio signed 2024-10-23 07:59:26 -0400
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carol lavalle signed 2024-10-22 18:02:41 -0400
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Sharon Grossman signed 2024-10-22 10:06:00 -0400Let’s be like Fairport!
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David Kaspersin signed 2024-10-22 10:01:51 -0400
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Alice Carli signed 2024-10-22 09:49:06 -0400
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Margarita Cruz signed 2024-10-22 09:40:56 -0400
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Jay Rowe signed 2024-10-22 09:02:20 -0400I support a public utility!
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Tom Porpiglia signed 2024-10-22 08:30:35 -0400
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Neil Grayson signed 2024-10-22 07:40:14 -0400Governments need to protect their people from corporations the same way they claim to protect us from criminals, terrorists, and foreign armies. Come on, Malik.
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John Kastner signed 2024-10-22 05:41:01 -0400Vital infrastructure needs to be under the control of local entities that consider local conditions and needs as well as providing environmentally sustainable energy
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Donna Payne signed 2024-10-22 02:00:08 -0400Donna Payne
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Suria Lloyd signed 2024-10-21 23:18:15 -0400
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Kate Philipson signed 2024-10-21 22:35:24 -0400
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Velverly Caldwell signed 2024-10-21 21:56:59 -0400
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Sonal Munsiff signed 2024-10-21 20:50:06 -0400
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Kevin Walsh signed 2024-10-21 20:17:43 -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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Mary Fornataro signed 2024-10-21 19:22:08 -0400
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Maeve Cullinane signed 2024-10-21 18:36:40 -0400
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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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