Rochester Gas and Electric

Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) is a subsidiary of Energy East Corporation, a super-regional energy services and delivery company in the Northeast. RG&E serves 359,000 electricity customers and 296,000 natural gas customers in a nine-county region centered on the City of Rochester in upstate New York. In September 2008 RG&E and New York State Electric & Gas were acquired by the Spanish company Iberdrola S.A. for $4.6 billion, as part of its acquisition of Energy East.

Coal Plant Closure
In February 2008, addressing violations of New Source Review provisions of the Clean Air Act, Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo reached a settlement with RG&E requiring the company to shut down its coal-burning Russell power plant in the Town of Greece. The agreement mandates that if RG&E replaces the plant, it must be with a more efficient, cleaner, lower carbon dioxide-emitting natural gas plant. The settlement also requires RG&E to pay a civil penalty of $200,000 to New York State and $500,000 to fund air pollution reduction projects in Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, Ontario, and Livingston counties.

Contact Information
Rochester Gas and Electric 89 East Avenue Rochester, NY 14649 Phone: 800.743.2110 Website: http://www.rge.com/

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