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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Andrew Dodd signed 2022-10-27 15:35:03 -0400 -
Margaret Jones signed 2022-10-25 21:53:24 -0400
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Mary Lester signed 2022-10-22 11:13:57 -0400
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Jasmin Reggler signed 2022-10-20 16:26:39 -0400I have been speaking against RG&E at PSC meetings since 2016. I’m glad there is an organization fighting them as well. My time is limited but I would like to help in anyway I can.
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Jeremy Robinson signed 2022-10-20 07:13:04 -0400
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Greg Lebens-Higgins signed 2022-10-19 19:16:25 -0400Power for the People!
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Catherine Tisa signed 2022-10-19 11:12:39 -0400
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Allison Stewart signed 2022-10-19 01:13:05 -0400
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Rachel Montpelier signed 2022-10-18 20:51:15 -0400
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Marissa Burkland signed 2022-10-18 20:01:28 -0400I live in Fairport and not only is my power affordable and public but renewable!
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Jean Waffle signed 2022-10-18 19:08:14 -0400
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Carole Camp signed 2022-10-18 19:04:21 -0400
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Gail Waffle signed 2022-10-18 18:16:06 -0400I wish you luck. We tried to get public owned utilities back in the 1980s.
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James Bertolone signed 2022-10-18 17:20:12 -0400
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Laura Kenyon signed 2022-10-18 16:21:51 -0400
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Matt Austin signed via Laura Keeney 2022-10-09 13:57:02 -0400
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Ed Donnelly signed 2022-10-02 20:11:41 -0400Rochester used to have a locally owned gas and electric company. It is time to return to an option like our surrounding neighbors of Fairport, Ogden, Penn Yan, and others with a municipal power company.
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Jonathan Cloud signed 2022-09-22 13:17:05 -0400
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Britny Blake signed 2022-09-22 07:47:40 -0400RGE has been overcharging me since I moved to this location. I am a SINGLE woman with NO children, in other words, I live ALONE. My RGE bill is $705.63. 9-21-22 at 1pm a field representative is coming to do a trace out of the apartment. Which it may be something with the apartment, but I’m 90% sure this is RGE OVERCHARGING ME. I will let you know how this turns out.
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Ben Chelemer signed 2022-09-21 15:16:01 -0400
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Kristy Kelley signed 2022-09-18 23:54:41 -0400
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Dorothy Day signed 2022-09-17 07:45:30 -0400
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Helena Fick signed 2022-09-15 21:16:43 -0400
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John Cannon signed 2022-09-15 16:12:57 -0400
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Jesse Pemberton signed 2022-09-08 10:29:55 -0400
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wolid Mohamed signed 2022-09-01 05:23:41 -0400
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alyssa dawson signed 2022-08-31 10:29:07 -0400
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James Alexander signed 2022-08-31 05:08:59 -0400
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Nora Gefell signed 2022-08-31 04:38:33 -0400
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Bekah Gaebel signed 2022-08-30 13:38:45 -0400
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