Utilities

Utility companies across the nine-county Greater Rochester, NY region offer competitive rates.

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Utility Companies Across the Rochester Region

Throughout the Greater Rochester, NY region, utility companies offer a variety of competitive rate programs to their customers. They also have the ability to negotiate rates designed to attract new businesses into the region.

Some of the electric and gas utility companies in the area offer non-rate programs that provide assistance with the cost of energy infrastructure investments.

GENESEE COUNTY

Electric	Gas	Telecom
National Grid 300 Erie Blvd. West Syracuse, NY 13202 315-428-5140	National Fuel 6363 Main St. Williamsville, NY 14221 800-365-3234	Verizon Communications 877-701-1133
Municipal Provider Village of Bergen 11 Buffalo St. Bergen, NY 14416 585-494-1048	Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) 89 East Ave. Rochester, NY 14649 800-456-5153	Spectrum 855-545-2333

LIVINGSTON COUNTY

Electric	Gas	Telecom
National Grid 300 Erie Blvd.West Syracuse, NY 13202 315-428-5140	New York State Electric & Gas 150 Erie St. Lancaster, NY 14086 800-456-5153	Frontier Communications 1225 W. Henrietta Road Rochester, NY 14623 585-777-1234
New York State Electric & Gas 150 Erie St. Lancaster, NY 14086 800-456-5153	Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) 89 East Ave. Rochester, NY 14649 800-456-5153	Spectrum 855-545-2333

MONROE COUNTY

Electric	Gas	Telecom
Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) 89 East Ave. Rochester, NY 14649 800-456-5153	Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) 89 East Ave. Rochester, NY 14649 800-456-5153	Frontier Communications 1225 W. Henrietta Road Rochester, NY 14623 585-777-1234
Municipal Provider Village of Fairport 31 S. Main St. Fairport, NY 14450 585 223-9500	Municipal Provider Village of Spencerport 27 West Ave. Spencerport, NY 14559 585-352-4771	Verizon Communications 877-701-1133 Spectrum 855-545-2333

ONTARIO COUNTY

Electric	Gas	Telecom
New York State Electric & Gas 150 Erie St. Lancaster, NY 14086 800-456-5153	National Fuel 6262 Main St. Williamsville, NY 14221 800-365-3234	Empire Access 34 Main Street PO Box 349 Prattsburgh, NY 14873 800-338-3300
National Grid 300 Erie Blvd.West Syracuse, NY 13202 315-428-5140	New York State Electric & Gas 150 Erie St. Lancaster, NY 14086 800-456-5153

ORLEANS COUNTY

Electric	Gas	Telecom
New York State Electric & Gas 150 Erie St. Lancaster, NY 14086 800-456-5153	New York State Electric & Gas 150 Erie St. Lancaster, NY 14086 800-456-5153	Verizon Communications 877-701-1133
Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) 89 East Ave. Rochester, NY 14649 800-456-5153		Spectrum 855-545-2333

SENECA COUNTY

Electric	Gas	Telecom
New York State Electric & Gas 150 Erie St. Lancaster, NY 14086 800-456-5153	New York State Electric & Gas 150 Erie St. Lancaster, NY 14086 800-456-5153	Verizon Communications 877-701-1133
		Windstream 855-380-6158

WAYNE COUNTY

Electric	Gas	Telecom
New York State Electric & Gas 150 Erie St. Lancaster, NY 14086 800-456-5153	New York State Electric & Gas 150 Erie St. Lancaster, NY 14086 800-456-5153	Verizon Communications 877-701-1133
Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) 89 East Ave. Rochester, NY 14649 800-456-5153	Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) 89 East Ave. Rochester, NY 14649 800-456-5153	Spectrum 855-545-2333

WYOMING COUNTY

Electric	Gas	Telecom
National Grid 300 Erie Blvd. West Syracuse, NY 13202 315-428-5140	New York State Electric & Gas 150 Erie St. Lancaster, NY 14086 800-456-5153	Verizon Communications 877-701-1133
New York State Electric & Gas 150 Erie St. Lancaster, NY 14086 800-456-5153	Municipal Provider Village of Silver Springs 43 N. Main St. Silver Springs, NY 14550 585-493-2669	Spectrum 855-545-2333
Municipal Provider Village of Silver Springs 43 N. Main St. Silver Springs, NY 14550 585-493-2669	Municipal Provider Village of Silver Springs 43 N. Main St. Silver Springs, NY 14550 585-493-2669

YATES COUNTY

Electric	Gas	Telecom
New York State Electric & Gas 150 Erie St. Lancaster, NY 14086 800-456-5153	New York State Electric & Gas 150 Erie St. Lancaster, NY 14086 800-456-5153	Verizon Communications 877-701-1133
Municipal Provider Village of Penn Yan 111 Elm St. Penn Yan, NY 14527 315-536-3015		Spectrum 855-545-2333

High tech companies know Rochester as the optics mecca in the United States.

Matt Sydor
Vice President, Sales and Compliance, Sydor Optics

At Toyota Material Handling North America, which is comprised of two main group companies – Toyota Material Handling and The Raymond Corporation – we are committed to leading the way in energy innovation. We believe that the Greater Rochester, NY region shares that commitment, and is the ideal location to establish our cutting-edge energy storage and fuel cell development center.”

Jennifer Lupo
Vice President of Energy Solutions, Supply Chain, and Leasing, The Raymond Corporation

Rochester has a great work base. They’re loyal. They’re smart. They’re well educated and they want to succeed.

Jim Continenza
Executive Chairman and CEO, Eastman Kodak

We keep and maintain and are investing specifically in Rochester because that is where the talent is. We don’t succeed without the right talent.

David Velasquez
Vice President and General Manager, Corning Incorporated

Rochester has the manufacturing capability, testing capability, and intellectual horsepower.

Matt Fronk
Past Chairman, NY BEST

Rochester has a deep talent pool around all of the things that we need to do to commercialize advanced materials for the energy economy.

Ben Britton
Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Ionomr

The decision to expand locally was a relatively easy one for CooperVision. The Rochester area has provided so many of the elements necessary for a successful operation.

Jerry Warner
President, CooperVision

The proximity to top colleges and industry-leading companies, in addition to the quality of life in Western New York, made the decision to open our second office in Rochester an easy one.

Mike Pinch
Director, Security Risk Advisors

“Rochester is world famous for precision optics manufacturing and photonics.”

Jennifer Cable
President, Thorlabs

We have a long history of people skilled in aerospace technology and precision optical assembly. We take advantage of the industrial base in the Rochester area. We also take advantage of the skill sets developed by our local technical institutions like MCC, RIT, or the University of Rochester.”

Tony Whitman
Cryogenic Optical Test Director for James Webb Space Telescope, L3 Harris

We have inherited an exceptional quality of life thanks to an impressive cluster of cultural organizations, unparalleled natural resources, and a resilient and welcoming spirit of community.

David Munson
President, Rochester Insititute of Technology

Once people get here and their families get used to short commute times, low home prices, the fact we have all kinds of recreational sporting activities, the quality of schools, they don’t want to leave.

Arunas Chesonis
CEO and Chairman, Sweetwater Energy

Rochester has provided ID Signsystems with the ability to grow and develop by tapping into the region’s large pool of design-focused talent, technicians, engineers and sign makers.

Paul Dudley
President, ID Signsystems

Our network of local universities, colleges, and optics companies has created a workforce pipeline that is unmatched anywhere in the United States.

Joseph Spilman
President, Optimax

GRE’s direction and guidance proved to be well worth our investment. Their passion to make the business environment in the Rochester area greater is very apparent.

Scott MacCaull
Workplace Interiors

There is unlimited, untapped technical talent in the area and I hope we start a wave of other companies moving to Rochester.

Austin McChord
Founder, Datto

Rochester has a long history of being a hub for telecommunications. There is a rich ecosystem of talent and services to support business growth.

Jai Ramachandran
Founder and CEO, Wire3

Rochester is the perfect size city to get business done. I’m always one connection away from anything I’m looking for.

Zack Phillips
President, Kink BMX

We have access to talent graduating from our businesses and technical institutions capable of perpetuating our success for years to come.

Marc Iacona
President & CEO, Simcona Electronics

The Rochester region provided convenient access to both railroads and major highways, as well as proximity to Barilla’s customer base in the Northeast.

Fabio Pettenati
Vice President of Supply Chain, Barilla America

We’re excited about this area. There’s high-quality milk in the region. There’s a lot of top talent. The industry, the innovation, the technical experience , the work ethic is all attractive to us.

Phil LaMothe
Vice President of Manufacturing, fairlife

The country is starting to recognize Rochester as a technical city outside of just software. We have optics and manufacturing that’s exceeding most of the baselines around the country.

Craig Lamb
Co-owner, Envative

Rochester has the resources optics companies need to transform their concepts into reality.

Dr. Duncan T. Moore
Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship and Professor of Optical Engineering

Rochester has a great base of intellectual capital in the science and technology fields at local businesses and universities.

Daniel J. Burns
Area Executive for Upstate NY, Western NY, and Pennsylvania, M&T Bank Corporation

We’ve developed vaccines to prevent cervical cancer right here in Rochester.

Peter Robinson
Vice President and COO, University of Rochester Medical Center

Among many great options, none could match Rochester in terms of talent, local supplier networks, and opportunities to partner with top-tier research institutions.

Andy Marsh
CEO, Plug Power

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Utility Companies Across the Rochester Region

High tech companies know Rochester as the optics mecca in the United States.

Rochester has a great work base. They’re loyal. They’re smart. They’re well educated and they want to succeed.

We keep and maintain and are investing specifically in Rochester because that is where the talent is. We don’t succeed without the right talent.

Rochester has the manufacturing capability, testing capability, and intellectual horsepower.

Rochester has a deep talent pool around all of the things that we need to do to commercialize advanced materials for the energy economy.

The decision to expand locally was a relatively easy one for CooperVision. The Rochester area has provided so many of the elements necessary for a successful operation.

The proximity to top colleges and industry-leading companies, in addition to the quality of life in Western New York, made the decision to open our second office in Rochester an easy one.

“Rochester is world famous for precision optics manufacturing and photonics.”

We have a long history of people skilled in aerospace technology and precision optical assembly. We take advantage of the industrial base in the Rochester area. We also take advantage of the skill sets developed by our local technical institutions like MCC, RIT, or the University of Rochester.”

We have inherited an exceptional quality of life thanks to an impressive cluster of cultural organizations, unparalleled natural resources, and a resilient and welcoming spirit of community.

Once people get here and their families get used to short commute times, low home prices, the fact we have all kinds of recreational sporting activities, the quality of schools, they don’t want to leave.

Rochester has provided ID Signsystems with the ability to grow and develop by tapping into the region’s large pool of design-focused talent, technicians, engineers and sign makers.

Our network of local universities, colleges, and optics companies has created a workforce pipeline that is unmatched anywhere in the United States.

GRE’s direction and guidance proved to be well worth our investment. Their passion to make the business environment in the Rochester area greater is very apparent.

There is unlimited, untapped technical talent in the area and I hope we start a wave of other companies moving to Rochester.

Rochester has a long history of being a hub for telecommunications. There is a rich ecosystem of talent and services to support business growth.

Rochester is the perfect size city to get business done. I’m always one connection away from anything I’m looking for.

We have access to talent graduating from our businesses and technical institutions capable of perpetuating our success for years to come.

The Rochester region provided convenient access to both railroads and major highways, as well as proximity to Barilla’s customer base in the Northeast.

We’re excited about this area. There’s high-quality milk in the region. There’s a lot of top talent. The industry, the innovation, the technical experience , the work ethic is all attractive to us.

The country is starting to recognize Rochester as a technical city outside of just software. We have optics and manufacturing that’s exceeding most of the baselines around the country.

Rochester has the resources optics companies need to transform their concepts into reality.

Rochester has a great base of intellectual capital in the science and technology fields at local businesses and universities.

We’ve developed vaccines to prevent cervical cancer right here in Rochester.

Among many great options, none could match Rochester in terms of talent, local supplier networks, and opportunities to partner with top-tier research institutions.

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