SMUD will partner with you to help your business consume less energy and protect the environment. Check with SMUD for information and rebates on qualified energy-saving products. More.

Save energy with energy-efficient electronics
 SMUD works with manufacturers and local retailers to make it easy to find energy-efficient TVs, computers and monitors. Visit Best Buy, Costco, Dell, Kmart, Sam's Club, Sears and Walmart.

Savings by Design
Starting a new project? Call SMUD for design assistance and financial incentives for new construction and major remodel projects. More.

Become a Greenergy® Business Partner for just $20 per month - it's an easy way for your company to support electricity made from renewable resources, like the wind, water and the sun. Learn more.

Air conditioning / Heating 

• Set the thermostat at 78ºF or higher in the summer and 68ºF or lower in the winter. You can save about 5 to 10 percent on energy costs for every two degrees you raise the setting.
• Check cooling systems yearly in the Spring before the cooling season begins; check heating systems yearly in the Fall before the heating season begins.
• Exhaust fans for paint booths and operations with odors or toxic fumes increase air conditioning loads. Try to schedule them before 4pm or after 7pm.

Office equipment

• Purchase electronic equipment with the ENERGY STAR^® label - these items use about 30% less energy.
• Recycling your old electronics is good for the environment. SMUD recommends Waste Management Sacramento County, Best Buy and Walmart to properly dispose of and recycle electronics.
• Turn off smaller appliances (i.e. cell phone chargers, coffee pots, computers, printers, TV's) at the wall, or power strip, when not in use.
• Install motion sensors on lighting in less-occupied areas such as restrooms.
• Turn off all lights and equipment every night and weekend.
• Laptop computers and ink-jet printers use 90% less energy than PCs and laser printers - consider using them whenever possible.

ENERGY STAR^® Compact Fluorescent Lights 

• Use up to 75% less energy than an incandescent bulb.
• Last about 10 times longer than an incandescent bulb, requiring fewer bulb replacements.
• An ENERGY STAR CFL will save about $30 over its lifetime and pay for itself in 6 months.
• Come in a variety of shapes and sizes to fit most applications.
• CFLs emit less heat, making them cooler to the touch and safer.
• Replacing a single incandescent bulb with a CFL will keep a half-ton of CO2 out of the atmosphere over the life of the bulb.
• RECYCLE. RECYCLE. RECYCLE. CFLs must be disposed of properly. Click here for information on recycling CFLs and recycling locations.

T8 Fluorescent Lighting 

• Replace T12 fluorescent tube lighting with energy efficient T8 fluorescent tubes and ballasts, and replace regular incandescent bulbs with energy saving compact fluorescents. More.
• T8s use 30% less energy, offer better color and brightness, have a longer life and are flicker-free.