SMUD News releases: 2007

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Dec. 27

• Carr elected president of SMUD Board

Dec. 27

• Posner re-elected as Board vice president

Dec. 26

• SMUD offers tips for safe home heating

Dec. 7

• SMUD General Manager Jan Schori to retire in 2008

Dec. 5

• SMUD requesting offers for renewable energy

Dec. 4

• Green tips for holiday lighting

Nov. 29

• AIDS quilt on display at SMUD

Nov. 29

• Web page for reporting street light outages

Nov. 28

• Folsom partnership makes solar more affordable

Nov. 26

• SMUD awarded grant to develop energy cirriculum

Nov. 19

• SMUD signs solar homes deal with D.R. Horton

Nov. 13

• SMUD offers holiday lighting safety tips

Nov. 12

• Estimate the cost of installing solar panels

Nov. 9

• SMUD offices closed Nov. 22-23 for Thanksgiving

Nov. 8

• SMUD asks customers to take precautions before digging

Nov. 2

• SMUD Board appoints Nunes Taylor to Ward One vacancy

Oct. 29

• New SMUD solar array to power clean-air fleet

Oct. 25

• SMUD lights up neighborhood one house at a time

Oct. 24

• SMUD launches "green" Web site, carbon calculator

Oct. 22

• Les Schwab Tires wins SMUD Community Energy Award

Oct. 22

• Lowe's wins SMUD Community Energy Award

Oct. 22

• Aerojet wins SMUD Community Energy Award

Oct. 22

• RagingWire wins SMUD Community Energy Award

Oct. 22

• Einstein Residence Center wins SMUD Community Energy Award

Oct. 22

• Mervyns wins SMUD Community Energy Award

Oct. 22

• United Stationers wins SMUD Community Energy Award

Oct. 15

• SMUD helps CalPERS win building award

Oct. 4

• SMUD Board will appoint Director for vacant seat
• Switch to CFLs with daylight saving time

Oct. 1

• SMUD thanks 100,000 Peak Corps volunteers

Sept. 25

• SMUD Board Director Linda Anderson Davis resigns

Sept. 24

• SMUD Board approves wood biomass purchase

Sept. 20

• Everyone can own a piece of the sun

August 23

• New smud.org brings more customer-friendly features

August 16

• SMUD business offices to close for Labor Day; 24-hour outage line to stay open

August 3

• SMUD signs solar home deals with homebuilders Towne, Centex
• SMUD uses national recognition to encourage others to go green

July 16

• Smart water use important during summer's hot weather

July 12

• Hold on to helium balloons, which can damage SMUD power equipment

July 5

• SMUD asks customers to conserve energy today
  No power shortages expected
• Galt-SMUD partnership makes solar easier, more affordable

July 2

• More customers qualify for discounted electric charge
  SMUD Board approves assistance rate eligibility at 200 percent of federal poverty level

June 27

• SMUD General Manager receives top pubic power award

June 25

• SMUD offers tips on keeping cool, saving money

June 22

• SMUD business offices to close for Independence Day holiday

June 22

• New Manager of Power Generation named

June 22

• SMUD offices to close for Fourth of July holiday
  24-hour outage line available at 1-888-456-SMUD (7683)

June 21

• SMUD awards $25,000 to area students with solar power dreams
  Grant helps local educators learn and teach renewable energy

June 6

• SMUD offers free workshops for homeowners

May 23

• Elk Grove Unified School District wins SMUD award for responsible energy stewardship
  SMUD Board recognizes energy-conscious customer
• Macy’s West wins SMUD award for responsible energy stewardship
  SMUD Board recognizes energy-conscious commercial customer
• Hines Property Management wins SMUD award for responsible energy stewardship
  SMUD Board recognizes energy-conscious commercial customer

May 22

• Town and Country West wins SMUD award
  for responsible energy stewardship
  SMUD Board recognizes energy-conscious commercial customer
• Folsom Cordova Unified School District wins SMUD award for responsible energy stewardship
  SMUD Board recognizes energy-conscious commercial customer
• PetSmart wins SMUD award for responsible energy stewardship
  SMUD Board recognizes energy-conscious commercial customer
• Yum! Brands wins SMUD award for responsible energy stewardship
  SMUD Board recognizes energy-conscious commercial customer

May 21

• SMUD's Peak Corps program offers chance to save money and win $25,000 outdoor dream kitchen

May 18

• SMUD General Manager named adminstrator of the year

May 17

• SMUD gets more aggressive on energy efficiency
  SMUD to exceed state requirements by 50 percent

May 15

• SMUD business offices closed on Memorial Day
  24-hour outage hotline to remain in operation

May 7

• SMUD honored for green building practices
  Only utility in the nation to earn ultimate LEED award

May 3

• SMUD signs agreement for solar-powered, super energy-efficient homes

April 24

• Family gets home build by SMUD employees, Habitat for Humanity

April 17

• SMUD earns reliability award from national organization
  APPA certifies Sacramento utility as 'Reliable Public Power Provider'

April 6

• SMUD Greenergy® program earns high ranking in national survey
  DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory issues annual results
  

April 4

• SMUD asks customers to keep neighborhood transformer boxes clear of obstructions
  

April 3

• SMUD invites public input on rates
  Proposed ’08 increase still keeps rates about 25 percent lower than PG&E
  

March 22

• SMUD ranked highest in west in business customer satisfaction
  Also scored highest in nation
  

March 22

• SMUD provides solar installation training
  Helps region’s contractors meet expected boom in solar panel installations
  

March 20

• Kite flying with caution: it’s a breeze
  SMUD offers kite flying safety tips
  

March 15

• SMUD and Lennar Homes ink largest solar homes project in America
  More than 1,200 super energy-efficient, solar-powered Solar Smart homes will be built
  

March 12

• SMUD helps develop solar training for firefighters
  Structure fires involving photovoltaic panels present unique challenges
  

March 8

• SMUD to release 2007 renewable energy RFO
  

March 5

• SMUD Web portal helps businesses directly manage their account
  

February 14

• SMUD waives switch requirement for solar systems
  Move makes solar installations easier
  
  
• Local cows to provide electricity for SMUD customers
  
  
• SMUD becomes solar partners with local governments
  

February 1

• SMUD offices to close Presidents Day, Feb. 19
  Outage line remains open 24 hours at 1-888-456-SMUD (7683)
  

January 31

• Historical settlement agreement signed for SMUD hydroelectric project
  Significant step in renewing license for power plants serving Sacramento
  

January 22

• SMUD teams with California city in solar partnership
  

January 11

• Customers can now pay SMUD bills with VISA
  

January 10

• SMUD's Greenergy ® earns National Green Power Award
  

January 5

• SMUD to close for King holiday
  24-hour outage line to remain open
  

January 4

• SMUD performing huge meter retrofit
  Customers will receive advance notifications
  

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