SMUD's Greenergy^® Program

$6 a month supports cleaner energy

For a small additional monthly charge of $6, SMUD will meet 100 percent of your electricity needs with power from renewable resources like wind, water and sun. For $3 per month, 50% of your electricity will be meet with renewable resources.

The cost is conveniently included in your SMUD bill. Plus, SMUD matches an additional 40 percent to the amount you pay to build new cleaner energy resources, reducing the need to build future polluting power plants.

Nearly 50,000 SMUD customers have joined Greenergy® and helped build local renewable resources like a local solar facility and three local wind turbines. These resources put cleaner energy into SMUD’s power grid to be delivered to our community.

You can also enroll by sending an e-mail with your name, address, phone number and whether you want to enroll in the $6 or $3 option to LiveGreen@smud.org

Certified green

green-e logo Greenergy® is certified by the Green-e Renewable Electricity Certification Program and must meet strict consumer-protection standards as well as environmental standards. Green-e Energy is administered by the non-profit Center for Resource Solutions and based in San Francisco. More

Fifth-largest green pricing program in the nation

According to the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), Greenergy® qualifies as the nation's fifth-largest green pricing program based on the number of customers enrolled.

Product and Power Content Label

The Power and Product Content Label provides information on renewable energy quantities and the resource mix. Green power customers throughout the state can now see exactly how much renewable energy their supplier is providing thanks to the electricity source disclosure program enacted by the California Energy Commission (CEC). Greenergy® customers can also compare the Greenergy® resource mix to the standard California power mix. View the Power and Product Content Label. For general information about the Power Content Label, contact the CEC at 1-800-555-7794, or through their Web site.

Greenergy Business Partners

Support our local environment and our economy - Patronize a green business!

Are you also a business customer who wants to go green?

A rapidly growing number of businesses are becoming Greenergy customers. Find out how. More

Making CFLs a part of your life

One of the quickest and easiest ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is to replace incandescent lights with compact fluorescent bulbs. Here’s what you need to know about buying – and recycling – compact fluorescent lights. More

SMUD's Greenergy® Program