Anti-Rate Hike Block Party - keep up the pressure
Last October, RG&E put forward a request that we pay an increased 34% on our utility bills. This month, New York's Public Service Commission is set to announce whether they approve another, new rate hike or not. Even entertaining the possibility of another rate hike is unaffordable and unforgivable, but what else could you expect when our energy is controlled by a for-profit and foreign-owned monopoly like RG&E?
Join Rochester for Energy Democracy (RED) at Washington Square Park, across from RG&E's S Clinton office, on Sunday May 31st for an anti-rate hike block party! The event will kick-off at noon with a press conference responding to the current state of our utility bills, and the rest of our afternoon will be spent enjoying a potluck, yard games, and music. We're all broke, but at least we'll be broke together, and together we're stronger.
News update as of 5/14: citing "significant public outcry," the Public Service Commission has announced they are delaying a final decision on RG&E's rate hike and has instituted a temporary rate increase a fraction of what RG&E has requested. This block party aims to continue public pressure against any rate hikes. source: https://archive.is/20260514211424/https://auburnpub.com/news/local/government-politics/article_40787c20-5686-4285-8122-eac2534b376c.html
If you'd like to receive reminders about the block party, feel free to RSVP here: https://www.metrojustice.org/noratehikes2026
>🗓️ Sunday May 31st
🕐 12pm-3pm
📍 Washington Square Park, across from RG&E's S Clinton office (10 St Mary's Place)
❓ Anti-rate hike block party & press conference