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{{Moved #badges: CoalSwarm| Climate change}}'''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.<ref>[http://www.rge.com/OurCompany/News/news02202008.html "RG&E and The State Settle Dispute Regarding Russell Station"] Rochester Gas and Electric Press Release, February 20, 2008.</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2008/09/04/psc-oks-sale-of-rges-parent-energy-east-to-iberdrola/ "PSC OKs sale of RG&E's parent, Energy East, to Iberdrola"] Wind Watch: Industrial Wind Energy News, September 4, 2008.</ref> ==Existing Coal Plants== {|class="wikitable" width="75%"|-!Plant Name||State||Year(s) Built||Capacity|-| [[Russell Station]]||NY|| 1948, 1950, 1953, 1957 || 253 MW|} ==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.<ref>[http://www.oag.state.ny.us/media_center/2008/feb/feb20a_08.html "Cuomo Announces Settlement to GEMClose Rochester Gas & Electric's Coal-Burning Russell Power Plant"] Office of the Attorney general Media Center, February 20, 2008.</ref> ==Contact Information==Rochester Gas and Electric<br>89 East Avenue<br>Rochester, NY 14649<br>Phone: 800.743.2110<br>Website: http://www.rge.com/<br> ==Articles and Resources=====Sources===<references/> ===Related SourceWatch Articles===*[[Existing U.S. Coal Plants]]*[[New York and coal]]*[[United States and coal]]*[[Global warming]]*[[Coal]] ===External Articles=== {{stub}} [[Category:United States]][[Category:Corporations]][[Category:Environment]][[Category:Energy]][[Category:Climate change]][[Category:Power companies and agencies in the United States]][[Category:New York]]
