EnergyHELP makes our community brighter

By contributing to EnergyHELP, you’ll help program recipients pay their electric bill and access additional services such as food, clothing, job training and childcare.

100% of your tax-deductible contribution goes directly to one of our program charity partners of your choice:

  • Community Resource Project
  • Folsom Cordova Community Partnership
  • LAO Family Community Development Inc.
  • Sacramento Food Bank
  • The Salvation Army, or Travelers Aid.

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About EnergyHELP

  • You determine the amount you can give each month—even one dollar can help.
  • You choose the charity partner the recipient will partner with to pay their electric bill and get additional services.
  • We’ll include your donation as a separate line-item on your SMUD bill.
  • You’ll simply include your donation with your usual SMUD payment - no separate check to write, no separate envelope to mail.
  • Your contributions are tax-deductible.*

Through EnergyHELP, 100% of your tax-deductible contribution goes directly to the charity partner of your choice.

*Contributions are tax-deductible to the maximum amount allowed by law. Please consult your tax advisor.

100 %

of donations going directly to charity partners

14,000

SMUD customers contribute to EnergyHELP

37,000

households received assistance since 2004

Enroll in EnergyHELP

Through EnergyHELP, 100% of your tax-deductible contribution goes directly to the charity of your choice.* There are 3 ways to start helping our community:

 

Sign into MyAccount

Sign up directly in your SMUD account.

Sign in to My Account

Complete enrollment form

Sign up using enrollment form link below.

Go to enrollment form

One time Donation

Customers and non-customers alike can contribute by sending a check, cashier's check or money order to:

SMUD Agency Desk, MS A104
Attn: EnergyHELP
PO Box 15830
Sacramento, CA 95852

*Contributions are tax-deductible to the maximum amount allowed by law. Please consult your tax-advisor.