A recent column on Iberdrola's proposed takeover of Energy East, the parent company of Rochester Gas and Electric and New York State Electric and Gas, prompted e-mails, phone calls and online comments that focused on one key aspect of the deal:
Ownership of our local electric and natural gas utility by a foreign company.
"Does anyone else have a problem with a foreign company being responsible for power distribution in the U.S.?" asked one chat participant at DemocratandChronicle.com. "Talk about opening the door for terrorism ..."
At a public hearing on the takeover in February, William Brewer of Rochester asked the question from a different perspective — that of an RG&E retiree worried about the future of his health benefits.
"What's going to happen when control is in Bilbao, Spain?" Brewer asked, referring to the city where Iberdrola has its headquarters.
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