Sustainability Report

<meta charset="utf-8" /> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> <title>SMUD Sustainability Report</title> <meta name="Author" content="Sacramento Municipal Utility District" /> <meta name="Description" content="By taking a holistic approach to sustainability, SMUD is serving the social, economic and environment needs of the greater community – for today, tomorrow and years to come." /> <meta name="Keywords" content="Sacramento, utility, electricity, sustainability, green energy, renewables, renewable energy, environment, leadership, community, sustainable future, environment, climate change, environmental stewardship, greenhouse gas, volunteers, energy education, energy efficiency, economic development, solar, electric vehicles" />       <noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-T23G5V" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript>  <div id="body"> <div id="intro"> </div> <nav class="navbar navbar-default"> <div class="container center nav-main"> <div class="navbar-header"> <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#defaultNavbar1"><span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span><span class="icon-bar"></span><span class="icon-bar"></span><span class="icon-bar"></span></button> <a class="navbar-brand" href="#intro"><img src="/-/media/Environmental-Leadership/Sustainability-Report/smudLogoSustainability.ashx" alt="SMUD Sustainability Report" id="sustainability-logo" /></a> </div> <nav class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="defaultNavbar1"> <ul class="nav navbar-nav"> <li><a href="#welcome">CEO message</a></li> <li><a href="#leadership">Environmental leadership</a></li> <li><a href="#community">Investing in our community</a></li> <li><a href="#sacramento">Transforming Sacramento</a></li> <li><a href="#transformative-programs">Sustainable future</a></li> </ul> </nav> </div> </nav> <div class="body-container center" style="background: #eee;"> <div class="row section-div" id="sustainability"> <img src="/-/media/Landing-Pages/Sustainability-Report/SR_main_hero.ashx" width="100%" class="hidden-xs responsive cover-img" alt="Parent and child playing in a green field" /> <img src="/-/media/Landing-Pages/Sustainability-Report/SR_main_hero.ashx" width="100%" class="visible-xs responsive cover-img" alt="Parent and child playing in a green field" /> <div class="col-lg-12 section-banner-text row-pad" data-anijs="if: scroll, on: window, do: fadeIn animated, before: $scrollReveal repeat"> <h1 style="color:white;">Sustainability.</h1> <h2 style="color:white;">2020 SMUD Sustainability Report</h2> </div> </div>  <div class="row section-div row-pad" id="welcome"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-12 pull-quote"> <h1>CEO message</h1> “We're not just an electric utility. As a not-for-profit, community-owned business, we're focused on the quality of life for our customers and the communities we serve.” <div class="pull-quote-attribute">— Paul Lau</div> </div> <div class="col-lg-8 col-md-12"> <div class="bc-video-container"> <img alt="CEO Paul Lau loading groceries into a car wearing a SMUD Cares t-shirt" src="-/media/Landing-Pages/Sustainability-Report/PaulLauSustainabilityReport.ashx" class="responsive" style="width: 100%;" /> </div> </div> </div>   <div id="leadership"> <div class="row section-div"> <img alt="Aerial view of the Sacramento River" src="/-/media/Landing-Pages/Sustainability-Report/IRP_Sustainability_Hero3.ashx" width="100%" class="hidden-xs img-responsive leadership-img" /> <img src="/-/media/Landing-Pages/Sustainability-Report/IRP_Sustainability_Hero3.ashx" width="100%" class="visible-xs img-responsive leadership-img sustain-hero" alt="Aerial view of the Sacramento River" /> <div class="col-lg-12 section-banner-text row-pad" data-anijs="if: scroll, on: window, do: fadeInRight animated, before: $scrollReveal repeat"> <div class="col-lg-5 col-md-12"> <h1>Creating a sustainable future</h1> <p style="color:#333333;">Our Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) creates a carbon-free roadmap, focuses on local investment and innovation and maintains low rates and reliability.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row section-div" id="stewardship"> <div class="col-lg-12"> <h1>California has adopted some of the most ambitious clean energy and carbon reduction goals in the world.</h1> <p>The California Energy Commission’s staff report said, “SMUD’s IRP filing lays out an ambitious road map for lowering greenhouse gas emissions in the Sacramento region while maintaining low rates and reliability.”</p> <p style="text-align:center;"><button class="smud-button"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/-/media/Documents/Corporate/Environmental-Leadership/Integrated-Resource-Plan.ashx" target="_blank">Read the IRP</a></button> <button class="smud-button-secondary"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.smud.org/-/media/Documents/Corporate/Environmental-Leadership/Environmental-Sustainability-Road-Map.ashx" target="_blank">Read the Environmental Sustainability Road Map</a></button> </p> </div> <br />  <div class="col-lg-12"> <h1 style="margin-top: 50px;">Climate emergency declaration</h1> <p>In July 2020, the SMUD Board of Directors adopted a climate emergency declaration that works toward a goal of carbon neutral electricity by 2030.</p> <p style="text-align:center;"> <button class="smud-button"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.smud.org/en/Corporate/About-us/News-and-Media/2020/2020/SMUD-Board-of-Directors-adopts-climate-emergency-declaration" target="_blank">Read more</a> </button> </p> </div> </div> </div>   <div class="row section-div row-pad" id="clean-power"> <div class="col-lg-7"> <div class="bc-video-container" style="margin-bottom: 0px;"> <img alt="Clean power graph" src="-/media/Environmental-Leadership/ZeroCarbon/PowerMix_Graphic.ashx" class="responsive" style="width: 70%;" /> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-5"> <h1>Investing in clean power</h1> <p>Our power mix is among the cleanest in the country. In 2020, SMUD’s power supply was more than 60% carbon free. And by continuing to add renewables like solar, wind, biomass and geothermal, we plan to be 100% carbon free by 2030.</p> <p>This isn’t all we’re doing. By supporting energy efficiency, electrification of buildings and transportation and increasing our clean power sources, we're helping improve the air quality throughout the Sacramento region.</p> <p style="text-align:center; margin-top: 30px;"><button class="smud-button"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.smud.org/en/Corporate/Environmental-Leadership/Power-Sources">Learn about our power sources</a></button> </p> </div> </div>  <div class="row section-div" id="greenhouse-gas"> <div class="row row-pad"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-lg-offset-1 text-center"> <p><img alt="" src="/-/media/Environmental-Leadership/Sustainability-Report/wind-power-circle.ashx" class="img-circle" /></p> </div> <div class="col-lg-6"> <h1>SMUD greenhouse gas emissions trend</h1> <p>California is a national leader in greenhouse gas reduction, and <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.smud.org/en/Corporate/Environmental-Leadership/Greenhouse-Gas-Reduction" target="_blank">SMUD’s goals</a> are even more ambitious than those set forth by the state legislature. By utilizing more renewable resources, we’re helping to improve local air quality. Increasing the energy efficiency of our residential and business customers is an important part of this effort.</p> </div> </div> <div class="row" id="greenhouse-chart"> <div class="col-lg-10 col-lg-offset-1"> <div id="highcharts-4fc9416b-8eba-43ca-8c7d-2346266791a5" data-anijs="if: scroll, on: window, do: fadeIn animated, before: $scrollReveal repeat" data-highcharts-chart="0" class="fadeIn animated" style="overflow: hidden;"> <div id="highcharts-zhunv6c-0" dir="ltr" class="highcharts-container " style="position: relative; overflow: hidden; width: 1053px; height: 400px; text-align: left; line-height: normal; z-index: 0; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; color: #333333; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;"> <svg version="1.1" class="highcharts-root" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:#333;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;fill:#333;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1128" height="400" viewbox="0 0 1128 400"><desc>Created with Highcharts 8.0.4</desc><defs><clippath id="highcharts-xc0awi2-1-"><rect x="0" y="0" width="1029" height="298" fill="none"></rect></clippath><clippath id="highcharts-xc0awi2-8-"><rect x="0" y="0" width="1029" height="298" fill="none"></rect></clippath><clippath id="highcharts-xc0awi2-16-"><rect x="0" y="0" width="1029" height="298" fill="none"></rect></clippath></defs><rect fill="#fff8dc" class="highcharts-background" x="0" y="0" width="1128" height="400" rx="0" ry="0"></rect><rect fill="none" class="highcharts-plot-background" x="89" y="10" width="1029" height="298"></rect><g class="highcharts-pane-group" data-z-index="0"></g><g class="highcharts-grid highcharts-xaxis-grid" data-z-index="1"> <path fill="none" data-z-index="1" class="highcharts-grid-line" d="M 181.5 10 L 181.5 308" opacity="1"></path> <path fill="none" data-z-index="1" class="highcharts-grid-line" d="M 349.5 10 L 349.5 308" opacity="1"></path> <path fill="none" data-z-index="1" class="highcharts-grid-line" d="M 518.5 10 L 518.5 308" opacity="1"></path> <path fill="none" data-z-index="1" class="highcharts-grid-line" d="M 687.5 10 L 687.5 308" opacity="1"></path> <path fill="none" data-z-index="1" class="highcharts-grid-line" d="M 856.5 10 L 856.5 308" opacity="1"></path> <path fill="none" data-z-index="1" class="highcharts-grid-line" d="M 1024.5 10 L 1024.5 308" opacity="1"></path> </g><g class="highcharts-grid highcharts-yaxis-grid" data-z-index="1"> <path fill="none" stroke="#e6e6e6" stroke-width="1" data-z-index="1" class="highcharts-grid-line" d="M 89 308.5 L 1118 308.5" opacity="1"></path> <path fill="none" stroke="#e6e6e6" stroke-width="1" data-z-index="1" class="highcharts-grid-line" d="M 89 258.5 L 1118 258.5" opacity="1"></path> <path fill="none" stroke="#e6e6e6" stroke-width="1" data-z-index="1" class="highcharts-grid-line" d="M 89 209.5 L 1118 209.5" opacity="1"></path> <path fill="none" stroke="#e6e6e6" stroke-width="1" data-z-index="1" class="highcharts-grid-line" d="M 89 159.5 L 1118 159.5" opacity="1"></path> <path fill="none" stroke="#e6e6e6" stroke-width="1" data-z-index="1" class="highcharts-grid-line" d="M 89 109.5 L 1118 109.5" opacity="1"></path> <path fill="none" stroke="#e6e6e6" stroke-width="1" data-z-index="1" class="highcharts-grid-line" d="M 89 60.5 L 1118 60.5" opacity="1"></path> <path fill="none" stroke="#e6e6e6" stroke-width="1" data-z-index="1" class="highcharts-grid-line" d="M 89 9.5 L 1118 9.5" opacity="1"></path> </g><rect fill="none" class="highcharts-plot-border" data-z-index="1" x="89" y="10" width="1029" height="298"></rect><g class="highcharts-axis highcharts-xaxis" data-z-index="2"> <path fill="none" class="highcharts-tick" stroke="#ccd6eb" stroke-width="1" d="M 181.5 308 L 181.5 318" opacity="1"></path> <path fill="none" class="highcharts-tick" stroke="#ccd6eb" stroke-width="1" d="M 349.5 308 L 349.5 318" opacity="1"></path> <path fill="none" class="highcharts-tick" stroke="#ccd6eb" stroke-width="1" d="M 518.5 308 L 518.5 318" opacity="1"></path> <path fill="none" class="highcharts-tick" stroke="#ccd6eb" stroke-width="1" d="M 687.5 308 L 687.5 318" opacity="1"></path> <path fill="none" class="highcharts-tick" stroke="#ccd6eb" stroke-width="1" d="M 856.5 308 L 856.5 318" opacity="1"></path> <path fill="none" class="highcharts-tick" stroke="#ccd6eb" stroke-width="1" d="M 1024.5 308 L 1024.5 318" opacity="1"></path> <path fill="none" class="highcharts-axis-line" stroke="#ccd6eb" stroke-width="1" data-z-index="7" d="M 89 308.5 L 1118 308.5"></path> </g><g class="highcharts-axis highcharts-yaxis" data-z-index="2"><text x="21.171875" data-z-index="7" text-anchor="middle" transform="translate(0,0) rotate(270 21.171875 159)" class="highcharts-axis-title" style="color:#666666;font-family:Arial;font-size:10px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;fill:#666666;" y="159"><tspan>CO2 (equivalent) Metric Tons</tspan></text> <path fill="none" class="highcharts-axis-line" data-z-index="7" d="M 89 10 L 89 308"></path> </g><g class="highcharts-series-group" data-z-index="3"><g data-z-index="0.1" class="highcharts-series highcharts-series-0 highcharts-column-series highcharts-color-0 highcharts-tracker" transform="translate(89,10) scale(1 1)" clip-path="url(#highcharts-xc0awi2-8-)" opacity="1"><rect x="51.5" y="75.5" width="81" height="223" fill="#74A433" stroke="#ffffff" stroke-width="1" opacity="1" class="highcharts-point highcharts-color-0"></rect><rect x="220.5" y="51.5" width="81" height="247" fill="#74A433" stroke="#ffffff" stroke-width="1" opacity="1" class="highcharts-point highcharts-color-0"></rect><rect x="389.5" y="52.5" width="81" height="246" fill="#74A433" stroke="#ffffff" stroke-width="1" opacity="1" class="highcharts-point highcharts-color-0"></rect><rect x="557.5" y="92.5" width="81" height="206" fill="rgb(116,164,51)" stroke="#ffffff" stroke-width="1" opacity="1" class="highcharts-point highcharts-color-0"></rect><rect x="726.5" y="125.5" width="81" height="173" fill="#74A433" stroke="#ffffff" stroke-width="1" opacity="1" class="highcharts-point highcharts-color-0"></rect><rect x="895.5" y="124.5" width="81" height="174" fill="rgb(116,164,51)" stroke="#ffffff" stroke-width="1" opacity="1" class="highcharts-point highcharts-color-0"></rect></g><g data-z-index="0.1" class="highcharts-markers highcharts-series-0 highcharts-column-series highcharts-color-0" transform="translate(89,10) scale(1 1)" clip-path="none" opacity="1"></g><g data-z-index="0.1" class="highcharts-series highcharts-series-1 highcharts-line-series highcharts-color-1" transform="translate(89,10) scale(1 1)" clip-path="url(#highcharts-xc0awi2-16-)" opacity="1"> <path fill="none" d="M 92.778688524584 38.93866666666668 L 261.46721311475 38.93866666666668 L 430.15573770492 38.93866666666668 L 598.84426229508 38.93866666666668 L 767.53278688525 38.93866666666668 L 936.22131147542 38.93866666666668" class="highcharts-graph" data-z-index="1" stroke="#EE2E24" stroke-width="2" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-linecap="round"></path> <path fill="none" d="M 82.778688524584 38.93866666666668 L 92.778688524584 38.93866666666668 L 261.46721311475 38.93866666666668 L 430.15573770492 38.93866666666668 L 598.84426229508 38.93866666666668 L 767.53278688525 38.93866666666668 L 936.22131147542 38.93866666666668 L 946.22131147542 38.93866666666668" visibility="visible" data-z-index="2" class="highcharts-tracker-line" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke="rgba(192,192,192,0.0001)" stroke-width="22"></path> </g><g data-z-index="0.1" class="highcharts-markers highcharts-series-1 highcharts-line-series highcharts-color-1 highcharts-tracker" transform="translate(89,10) scale(1 1)" opacity="1"> <path fill="#EE2E24" visibility="hidden" d="M 936 38.93866666666668 A 0 0 0 1 1 936 38.93866666666668 Z" class="highcharts-halo highcharts-color-1" data-z-index="-1" fill-opacity="0.25"></path> <path fill="#EE2E24" d="M 936 45 A 6 6 0 1 1 936.005999999 44.99999700000025 Z" stroke="#ffffff" stroke-width="1" opacity="1" visibility="hidden"></path> </g><g data-z-index="0.1" class="highcharts-series highcharts-series-2 highcharts-line-series highcharts-color-2" transform="translate(89,10) scale(1 1)" clip-path="url(#highcharts-xc0awi2-16-)" opacity="1"> <path fill="none" d="M 92.778688524584 67.74533333333332 L 261.46721311475 67.74533333333332 L 430.15573770492 67.74533333333332 L 598.84426229508 67.74533333333332 L 767.53278688525 67.74533333333332 L 936.22131147542 67.74533333333332" class="highcharts-graph" data-z-index="1" stroke="#595478" stroke-width="2" stroke-dasharray="6,2"></path> <path fill="none" d="M 82.778688524584 67.74533333333332 L 92.778688524584 67.74533333333332 L 261.46721311475 67.74533333333332 L 430.15573770492 67.74533333333332 L 598.84426229508 67.74533333333332 L 767.53278688525 67.74533333333332 L 936.22131147542 67.74533333333332 L 946.22131147542 67.74533333333332" visibility="visible" data-z-index="2" class="highcharts-tracker-line" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke="rgba(192,192,192,0.0001)" stroke-width="22"></path> </g><g data-z-index="0.1" class="highcharts-markers highcharts-series-2 highcharts-line-series highcharts-color-2 highcharts-tracker" transform="translate(89,10) scale(1 1)" opacity="1"> <path fill="#595478" visibility="hidden" d="M 936 67.74533333333332 A 0 0 0 1 1 936 67.74533333333332 Z" class="highcharts-halo highcharts-color-2" data-z-index="-1" fill-opacity="0.25"></path> <path fill="#595478" d="M 936 61.74533333333332 L 942 67.74533333333332 936 73.74533333333332 930 67.74533333333332 Z" stroke="#ffffff" stroke-width="1" opacity="1" visibility="hidden"></path> </g><g data-z-index="0.1" class="highcharts-series highcharts-series-3 highcharts-line-series highcharts-color-3" transform="translate(89,10) scale(1 1)" clip-path="url(#highcharts-xc0awi2-16-)" opacity="1"> <path fill="none" d="M 92.778688524584 263.23333333333335 L 261.46721311475 263.23333333333335 L 430.15573770492 263.23333333333335 L 598.84426229508 263.23333333333335 L 767.53278688525 263.23333333333335 L 936.22131147542 263.23333333333335" class="highcharts-graph" data-z-index="1" stroke="#517891" stroke-width="2" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-linecap="round"></path> <path fill="none" d="M 82.778688524584 263.23333333333335 L 92.778688524584 263.23333333333335 L 261.46721311475 263.23333333333335 L 430.15573770492 263.23333333333335 L 598.84426229508 263.23333333333335 L 767.53278688525 263.23333333333335 L 936.22131147542 263.23333333333335 L 946.22131147542 263.23333333333335" visibility="visible" data-z-index="2" class="highcharts-tracker-line" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke="rgba(192,192,192,0.0001)" stroke-width="22"></path> </g><g data-z-index="0.1" class="highcharts-markers highcharts-series-3 highcharts-line-series highcharts-color-3 highcharts-tracker" transform="translate(89,10) scale(1 1)" opacity="1"> <path fill="#517891" visibility="hidden" d="M 936 263.23333333333335 A 0 0 0 1 1 936 263.23333333333335 Z" class="highcharts-halo highcharts-color-3" data-z-index="-1" fill-opacity="0.25"></path> <path fill="#517891" d="M 930 257.23333333333335 L 942 257.23333333333335 942 269.23333333333335 930 269.23333333333335 Z" stroke="#ffffff" stroke-width="1" opacity="1" visibility="hidden"></path> </g></g><text x="564" text-anchor="middle" class="highcharts-title" data-z-index="4" style="color:#333333;font-size:18px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;fill:#333333;" y="24"></text><text x="564" text-anchor="middle" class="highcharts-subtitle" data-z-index="4" style="color:#666666;font-family:Arial;font-size:18px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;fill:#666666;" y="29"></text><text x="10" text-anchor="start" class="highcharts-caption" data-z-index="4" style="color:#666666;fill:#666666;" y="397"></text><g class="highcharts-legend" data-z-index="7" transform="translate(190,340)"><rect fill="none" class="highcharts-legend-box" rx="0" ry="0" x="0" y="0" width="928" height="25" visibility="visible"></rect><g data-z-index="1"><g><g class="highcharts-legend-item highcharts-column-series highcharts-color-0 highcharts-series-0" data-z-index="1" transform="translate(8,3)"><text x="21" style="color:#333333;cursor:pointer;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;fill:#333333;" text-anchor="start" data-z-index="2" y="15"><tspan>SMUD Emissions* (MT CO2e)</tspan></text><rect x="2" y="4" width="12" height="12" fill="#74A433" rx="6" ry="6" class="highcharts-point" data-z-index="3"></rect></g><g class="highcharts-legend-item highcharts-line-series highcharts-color-1 highcharts-series-1" data-z-index="1" transform="translate(215.703125,3)"> <path fill="none" d="M 0 11 L 16 11" class="highcharts-graph" stroke="#EE2E24" stroke-width="2"></path> <text x="21" y="15" style="color:#333333;cursor:pointer;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;fill:#333333;" text-anchor="start" data-z-index="2"><tspan>2012 SD-9 Target (25% Below 1990)</tspan></text></g><g class="highcharts-legend-item highcharts-line-series highcharts-color-2 highcharts-series-2" data-z-index="1" transform="translate(457.25,3)"> <path fill="none" d="M 0 11 L 16 11" class="highcharts-graph" stroke-dasharray="6,2" stroke="#595478" stroke-width="2"></path> <text x="21" y="15" style="color:#333333;cursor:pointer;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;fill:#333333;" text-anchor="start" data-z-index="2"><tspan>2020 SD-9 Target (33% Below 1990)</tspan></text></g><g class="highcharts-legend-item highcharts-line-series highcharts-color-3 highcharts-series-3" data-z-index="1" transform="translate(698.796875,3)"> <path fill="none" d="M 0 11 L 16 11" class="highcharts-graph" stroke="#517891" stroke-width="2"></path> <text x="21" y="15" style="color:#333333;cursor:pointer;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;fill:#333333;" text-anchor="start" data-z-index="2"><tspan>2050 SD-9 Target (90% Below 1990)</tspan></text></g></g></g></g><g class="highcharts-axis-labels highcharts-xaxis-labels" data-z-index="7"><text x="181.77868852458" style="color:#666666;cursor:default;font-size:11px;fill:#666666;" text-anchor="middle" transform="translate(0,0)" y="327" opacity="1">2013</text><text x="350.46721311475" style="color:#666666;cursor:default;font-size:11px;fill:#666666;" text-anchor="middle" transform="translate(0,0)" y="327" opacity="1">2014</text><text x="519.15573770492" style="color:#666666;cursor:default;font-size:11px;fill:#666666;" text-anchor="middle" transform="translate(0,0)" y="327" opacity="1">2015</text><text x="687.84426229508" style="color:#666666;cursor:default;font-size:11px;fill:#666666;" text-anchor="middle" transform="translate(0,0)" y="327" opacity="1">2016</text><text x="856.53278688525" style="color:#666666;cursor:default;font-size:11px;fill:#666666;" text-anchor="middle" transform="translate(0,0)" y="327" opacity="1">2017</text><text x="1025.2213114754" style="color:#666666;cursor:default;font-size:11px;fill:#666666;" text-anchor="middle" transform="translate(0,0)" y="327" opacity="1">2018</text></g><g class="highcharts-axis-labels highcharts-yaxis-labels" data-z-index="7"><text x="74" style="color:#666666;cursor:default;font-size:11px;fill:#666666;" text-anchor="end" transform="translate(0,0)" y="313" opacity="1">0</text><text x="74" style="color:#666666;cursor:default;font-size:11px;fill:#666666;" text-anchor="end" transform="translate(0,0)" y="263" opacity="1">500000</text><text x="74" style="color:#666666;cursor:default;font-size:11px;fill:#666666;" text-anchor="end" transform="translate(0,0)" y="214" opacity="1">1000000</text><text x="74" style="color:#666666;cursor:default;font-size:11px;fill:#666666;" text-anchor="end" transform="translate(0,0)" y="164" opacity="1">1500000</text><text x="74" style="color:#666666;cursor:default;font-size:11px;fill:#666666;" text-anchor="end" transform="translate(0,0)" y="114" opacity="1">2000000</text><text x="74" style="color:#666666;cursor:default;font-size:11px;fill:#666666;" text-anchor="end" transform="translate(0,0)" y="65" opacity="1">2500000</text><text x="74" style="color:#666666;cursor:default;font-size:11px;fill:#666666;" text-anchor="end" transform="translate(0,0)" y="15" opacity="1">3000000</text></g><text x="1118" class="highcharts-credits" text-anchor="end" data-z-index="8" style="cursor:pointer;color:#999999;font-size:9px;fill:#999999;" y="395"><tspan>*Less emissions associated with steam sales and wholesale transactions</tspan></text><g class="highcharts-label highcharts-tooltip highcharts-color-3" style="white-space:nowrap;pointer-events:none;" data-z-index="8" transform="translate(854,-9999)" opacity="0" visibility="visible"> <path fill="none" class="highcharts-label-box highcharts-tooltip-box highcharts-shadow" d="M 3.5 0.5 L 269.5 0.5 C 272.5 0.5 272.5 0.5 272.5 3.5 L 272.5 40.5 C 272.5 43.5 272.5 43.5 269.5 43.5 L 176.5 43.5 170.5 49.5 164.5 43.5 3.5 43.5 C 0.5 43.5 0.5 43.5 0.5 40.5 L 0.5 3.5 C 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 3.5 0.5" stroke="#000000" stroke-opacity="0.049999999999999996" stroke-width="5" transform="translate(1, 1)"></path> <path fill="none" class="highcharts-label-box highcharts-tooltip-box highcharts-shadow" d="M 3.5 0.5 L 269.5 0.5 C 272.5 0.5 272.5 0.5 272.5 3.5 L 272.5 40.5 C 272.5 43.5 272.5 43.5 269.5 43.5 L 176.5 43.5 170.5 49.5 164.5 43.5 3.5 43.5 C 0.5 43.5 0.5 43.5 0.5 40.5 L 0.5 3.5 C 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 3.5 0.5" stroke="#000000" stroke-opacity="0.09999999999999999" stroke-width="3" transform="translate(1, 1)"></path> <path fill="none" class="highcharts-label-box highcharts-tooltip-box highcharts-shadow" d="M 3.5 0.5 L 269.5 0.5 C 272.5 0.5 272.5 0.5 272.5 3.5 L 272.5 40.5 C 272.5 43.5 272.5 43.5 269.5 43.5 L 176.5 43.5 170.5 49.5 164.5 43.5 3.5 43.5 C 0.5 43.5 0.5 43.5 0.5 40.5 L 0.5 3.5 C 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 3.5 0.5" stroke="#000000" stroke-opacity="0.15" stroke-width="1" transform="translate(1, 1)"></path> <path fill="rgba(247,247,247,0.85)" class="highcharts-label-box highcharts-tooltip-box" d="M 3.5 0.5 L 269.5 0.5 C 272.5 0.5 272.5 0.5 272.5 3.5 L 272.5 40.5 C 272.5 43.5 272.5 43.5 269.5 43.5 L 176.5 43.5 170.5 49.5 164.5 43.5 3.5 43.5 C 0.5 43.5 0.5 43.5 0.5 40.5 L 0.5 3.5 C 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 3.5 0.5" stroke="#517891" stroke-width="1"></path> <text x="8" data-z-index="1" style="font-size:12px;color:#333333;cursor:default;fill:#333333;" y="20"><tspan style="font-size: 10px;">2018</tspan><tspan style="fill:#517891;" x="8" dy="15">●</tspan><tspan dx="0"> 2050 SD-9 Target (90% Below 1990): </tspan><tspan style="font-weight:bold;" dx="0">350 000</tspan></text></g></svg></div> </div> </div> </div> </div>   <div id="community"> <div class="row section-div"> <img alt="Aerial view of the tower bridge" src="/-/media/Landing-Pages/Sustainability-Report/Investing-in-our-community-hero.ashx" class="hidden-xs img-responsive sustain-hero" style="width: 100%;" /> <img src="/-/media/Landing-Pages/Sustainability-Report/Investing-in-our-community-hero.ashx" width="100%" class="visible-xs img-responsive sustain-hero" alt="Aerial view of the tower bridge" /> <div class="col-lg-12 section-banner-text row-pad" data-anijs="if: scroll, on: window, do: fadeInRight animated, before: $scrollReveal repeat"> <div class="col-lg-7 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12"> <h1 style="left: 0px;">Investing in our community</h1> <p>Our Sustainable Communities initiative focuses on healthy neighborhood environments, improving education, creating jobs, improving access to transportation and more.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row section-div" id="communities"> <div class="col-lg-12"> <h1>Sustainable Communities initiative</h1> <p style="text-align: center;">SMUD's Sustainable Communities initiative is helping bring environmental equity and economic vitality to each and every community in our service territory. Special attention is given to historically under-served neighborhoods.</p> <p style="text-align:center;"><button class="smud-button"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/en/Corporate/Landing/Sustainable-Communities" target="_blank">Learn more about Sustainable Communities</a></button></p> </div> <div class="col-lg-12"> <h1>Areas of focus:</h1> <p style="text-align: center;">We partner with private industry, government agencies and nonprofits to invest in and implement programs that support a variety of different areas.</p> </div> <div class="row row-pad"> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Icon of people joining hands" src="/-/media/Landing-Pages/Sustainability-Report/0730-19_SustainableCommunitiesIcons-03a.ashx" style="height: 200px;" /></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Social Well-being</p> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Icon of a person in nature" src="/-/media/Landing-Pages/Sustainability-Report/0730-19_SustainableCommunitiesIcons-04a.ashx" style="height: 200px;" /></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Healthy Environment</p> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Icon of a rising bar chart" src="/-/media/Landing-Pages/Sustainability-Report/0730-19_SustainableCommunitiesIcons-05a.ashx" style="height: 200px;" /></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Prosperous Economy</p> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Icon of a city road" src="/-/media/Landing-Pages/Sustainability-Report/0730-19_SustainableCommunitiesIcons-06a.ashx" style="height: 200px;" /></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Mobility</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row section-div row-pad" id="employee-volunteers"> <div class="col-lg-5"> <div id="empl-volunteers"> <h1>Employee volunteers</h1> <p>While it’s no surprise that a community-owned utility has employees who care about their communities, SMUD employees go above and beyond.</p> <p>SMUD Cares, our employee giving campaign, has raised $5.4 million for charitable organizations since 2005. SMUD employees volunteer more than 16,000 hours annually and currently serve on more than 153 nonprofit and community boards.</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-7"> <div> <img alt="SMUD volunteers" src="/-/media/Landing-Pages/Sustainability-Report/volunteers-sustainability.ashx" class="responsive" style="width: 100%;" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row volunteer-stats"> <div class="col-lg-4" data-anijs="if: scroll, on: window, do: pulse animated, before: $scrollReveal repeat" style="-webkit-animation-delay: .50s;"> <h1>$5.4 million</h1> <p>for charitable organizations since 2005</p> </div> <div class="col-lg-4" data-anijs="if: scroll, on: window, do: pulse animated, before: $scrollReveal repeat" style="-webkit-animation-delay: .75s;"> <h1>16,000+ hours</h1> <p>volunteered by SMUD employees</p> </div> <div class="col-lg-4" data-anijs="if: scroll, on: window, do: pulse animated, before: $scrollReveal repeat" style="-webkit-animation-delay: 1s;"> <h1>150+</h1> <p>nonprofit and community boards served</p> </div> </div> <div class="row helping row-pad"> <div class="col-lg-12 text-center"> <h1>Helping our community</h1> </div> <div class="col-lg-4"> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/-/media/Environmental-Leadership/Sustainability-Report/helping-circle-01.ashx" alt="Solar panels on roof" class="img-circle" /></p> <h2>Low-income assistance</h2> <p>Assisting customers living in disadvantaged communities has long been an important part of SMUD’s mission. In addition to providing a <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.smud.org/en/Rate-Information/Low-income-and-Nonprofits/" target="_blank">low-income rate for qualified customers</a>, recent programs include providing free solar panels and thermostats to help reduce the energy burden many customers experience.</p> <p>To improve housing for generations to come, we’re partnering with other community organizations to develop holistic solutions and tackle the root causes of poverty.</p> </div> <div class="col-lg-4"> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/-/media/Environmental-Leadership/Sustainability-Report/2020-Update/EnergyHELP-Circle.ashx" alt="Two people sharing a friendly embrace" class="img-circle" /></p> <h2>EnergyHELP</h2> <p>SMUD’s <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.smud.org/en/In-Our-Community/Help-your-Community/" target="_blank">EnergyHELP program</a> provides qualified low-income customers with immediate financial assistance to keep their lights on. The program is voluntarily funded by customers who donate anywhere from $1 to $100 a month on their own monthly bills. 100% of the pledges go directly to customers in need.</p> <p>Since launching EnergyHELP in 2004, more than 47,000 EnergyHELP participants have donated more than $7.1 million to help less fortunate customers pay their electric bills, including almost $700,000 in 2019.</p> </div> <div class="col-lg-4"> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/-/media/Environmental-Leadership/Sustainability-Report/2020-Update/Shine-circle.ashx" alt="Shine initiative logo" class="img-circle" /></p> <h2>Shine awards</h2> <p>SMUD's <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/en/Corporate/Landing/Sustainable-Communities/Shine-awards" target="_blank">"Shine" initiative</a> provides funding of up to $100,000 to nonprofits to improve and revitalize local neighborhoods through beautification, energy efficiency, STEM education or neighborhood improvement projects.</p> </div> </div> </div>   <div id="sacramento"> <div class="row section-div"> <img src="/-/media/Landing-Pages/Sustainability-Report/Transforming-Sacramento-Hero.ashx" width="100%" class="hidden-xs img-responsive sustain-hero" alt="Image of a bustling downtown Sacramento" /> <img src="/-/media/Landing-Pages/Sustainability-Report/Transforming-Sacramento-Hero.ashx" width="100%" class="visible-xs img-responsive sustain-hero" alt="Image of a bustling downtown Sacramento" /> <div class="col-lg-12 section-banner-text row-pad" data-anijs="if: scroll, on: window, do: fadeInRight animated, before: $scrollReveal repeat"> <div class=" col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-12 col-xs-12"> <h1>Transforming Sacramento</h1> <p>Investing in the electrification of our cars and homes is vital in order to meet our carbon reduction goals.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row section-div row-pad" id="goelectric"> <div class="col-lg-12"> <h1>Going electric</h1> <p style="text-align: center;">A cornerstone of SMUD's decarbonization effort is the electrification of buildings and transportation.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Our reliance on carbon-based fuels decreases each year, increased by the electrification of the largest energy users – buildings and transportation. By making this shift, we'll greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality and spur economic development across the Sacramento region.</p> </div> <div class="row row-pad"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md6- col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Image of a hand interacting with an induction stovetop" src="/-/media/Environmental-Leadership/Sustainability-Report/2020-Update/Live-Electric-Circle.ashx" class="img-circle" style="height: 200px;" /></p> <h1 style="margin-top: 0px;">Live electric</h1> <p style="text-align:center;">Did you know that 12% of California's carbon emissions come from burning gas in our homes for heating, hot water and cooking? By converting to all-electric appliances, the average customer can save an average of over $500 a year, based on current rates.</p> <p style="text-align:center;">To make it easier, we offer up to $4,000 in rebates for energy efficient appliances.</p> <p style="text-align:center;"><button class="smud-button"><a href="/en/Rebates-and-Savings-Tips">Discover rebates</a></button></p> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="A worker building in a kitchen" src="/-/media/Environmental-Leadership/Sustainability-Report/2020-Update/Build-electric-circle.ashx" class="img-circle" style="height: 200px;" /></p> <h1 style="margin-top: 0px;">Build electric</h1> <p style="text-align: center;">SMUD is partnering with developers in the region to create new all-electric single and multi-family homes.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">The program, the first of its kind in the nation, offers design assistance and financial incentives to builders and developers of up to $5,000 per all-electric single-family home and up to $1,750 for new all-electric multi-family units.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><button class="smud-button"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/en/Going-Green/Smart-Homes" target="_blank">Learn about all-electric homes</a></button></p> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12"> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="A person charging an electric vehicle" src="/-/media/Environmental-Leadership/Sustainability-Report/2020-Update/Drive-electric-circle.ashx" class="img-circle" style="height: 200px;" /></p> <h1 style="margin-top: 0px;">Drive electric</h1> <p style="text-align:center;">We've supported electric transportation since the early 1990s and continue to invest in charging infrastructure, electric school buses and more.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Residential customers can get help making the switch to an EV with up to $1,000 towards EV charging equipment and installation costs.</p> <p style="text-align:center;"><button class="smud-button"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/en/Going-Green/Electric-Vehicles/Residential" target="_blank">Learn about EVs</a></button></p> </div> </div> <hr /> </div> <div class="row section-div" id="cmc"> <div class="row row-pad"> <div class="col-lg-4" id="cmc-img"> <p><img alt="" src="/-/media/Landing-Pages/Sustainability-Report/mobility-logo.ashx" style="width: 100%;" /></p> </div> <div class="col-lg-8"> <h1>Launching the California Mobility Center</h1> <p>SMUD is taking a leadership role in a groundbreaking effort to make Sacramento a hub for electric transportation research and development. In May 2019, SMUD became a founding member in the California Mobility Center, a public-private consortium of partners representing energy, technology, automobile manufacturers, government agencies and venture capital.</p> <p> <button class="smud-button"> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.smud.org/en/Corporate/About-us/News-and-Media/2019/2019/SMUD-paves-the-way-for-California-Mobility-Center" target="_blank">Learn about the California Mobility Center</a> </button> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <img alt="SMUD HQ" src="/-/media/Environmental-Leadership/Sustainability-Report/2020-Update/Sustainability-in-action-hero.ashx" class="responsive" style="width: 100%;" /> </div> <div class="row section-div " id="transformative-programs"> <div class="col-lg-12"> <h1 style="text-align:center;">Sustainability in action</h1> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 sia"> <p style="text-align: center;"><img height="200" alt="CDP A list 2020 climate logo" width="400" src="/-/media/Environmental-Leadership/Sustainability-Report/2020-Update/CLIMATE-stamp-2020.ashx" /></p> <h2>Tackling climate change</h2> <p>SMUD recently received an "A" grade from a global environmental organization for our leadership in tackling climate change and reducing carbon emissions.</p> <p><button class="smud-button"><a href="/Error Pages/404 Page?item=web%3a%7b33EA79B5-5D2E-4A84-847B-09F2D097AED5%7d%40en">Read more</a></button></p> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 sia"> <p style="text-align: center;"><img height="200" alt="Lineworkers posing in the equitment yard" width="400" src="/-/media/Environmental-Leadership/Sustainability-Report/2020-Update/Energy-Solar-Tree-install-team_tn.ashx" /></p> <h2>Energy Careers Pathways Program</h2> <p>SMUD launches new program to provide job training, clean energy and beautification to underserved neighborhoods. </p> <p><button class="smud-button"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.smud.org/en/Corporate/Landing/Sustainable-Communities/Energy-Careers-Pathways" target="_blank">Learn about our program</a></button></p> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 sia"> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="CDP logo" src="/-/media/Landing-Pages/Sustainability-Report/CDP-logo.ashx" style="width: 400px; height: 200px;" class="img-rectangle" /></p> <h2>Carbon Disclosure Project</h2> <p>SMUD's commitment to fighting climate change is reflected in the grade we received from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).</p> <p> <button class="smud-button"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/-/media/Landing-Pages/Sustainability-Report/Climate_Change_SMUD_Report_Card.ashx" target="_blank">See our report card</a></button> </p> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 sia"> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Transmission tower" src="/-/media/Environmental-Leadership/Sustainability-Report/2020-Update/Transmission-rectangle.ashx" style="width: 400px; height: 200px;" class="img-rectangle" /></p> <h2>Reducing greenhouse gases</h2> <p>The Sacramento Environmental Council honored SMUD in 2019 for our efforts to reduce sulfur hexaflouride emissions (SF6), a highly potent greenhouse gas, in its high-voltage applications.</p> <p><button class="smud-button"><a href="/Error Pages/404 Page?item=web%3a%7b33EA79B5-5D2E-4A84-847B-09F2D097AED5%7d%40en">See our commitment</a></button></p> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 sia"> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="The Nexus building" src="/-/media/Environmental-Leadership/Sustainability-Report/2020-Update/Nexus-rectangle.ashx" style="width: 400px; height: 200px;" class="img-rectangle" /></p> <h2>Helping customers lead the way</h2> <p>SMUD helped architectural firm Arch Nexus design the state's first Certified Living Building. A "living building" is a highly efficient, all-electric building that uses onside renewable power generation to produce more energy than it needs to be fully operational.</p> <p><button class="smud-button"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/en/Corporate/About-us/Research-and-Development/Living-Future-Project-Accelerator" target="_blank">Learn about our partnership</a></button></p> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 sia"> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="UARP eagles" src="/-/media/Landing-Pages/Sustainability-Report/Eagle-Cam.ashx" style="width: 400px; height: 200px;" class="img-rectangle" /></p> <h2>A birds-eye view of UARP eagles</h2> <p>SMUD joined with the U.S. Forest Service in 2020 to provide the public with a view of the nesting habits of one of the world’s most majestic creatures – the bald eagle.</p> <p><button class="smud-button"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.smud.org/en/Corporate/Environmental-Leadership#Bald-eagle-nest-camera" target="_blank">See what we captured </a></button></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row" id="copyright"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-sm-6 year"> <ul class="list-inline"> <li class="link">2020 © Sacramento Municipal Utility District</li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-sm-6 links"> <ul class="list-inline"> <li><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.smud.org/" target="_blank">SMUD WEBSITE</a></li> <li><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.smud.org/en/Corporate/Privacy-policy" target="_blank">PRIVACY POLICY</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 social"> <ul class="list-inline social-channels"> <li> <a class="social-share-facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/mysmud/" target="_blank"><img src="/-/media/Icons/Social/Facebook.ashx" width="18" height="18" alt="Facebook" /> <span class="sr-only">Facebook</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="social-share-twitter" href="http://www.twitter.com/SMUDUpdates" target="_blank"><img src="/-/media/Icons/Social/Twitter.ashx" width="18" height="18" alt="Twitter" /> <span class="sr-only">Twitter</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="social-share-instagram" href="http://www.Instagram.com/mysmud/" target="_blank"><img src="/-/media/Icons/Social/Instagram.ashx" width="18" height="18" alt="Instagram" /> <span class="sr-only">Instagram</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="social-share-youtube" href="http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG-JNJVBZJ5d5BOXZqOFT1g" target="_blank"><img src="/-/media/Icons/Social/Youtube.ashx" width="18" height="18" alt="YouTube" /> <span class="sr-only">YouTube</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="social-share-linkedin" href="https://www.LinkedIn.com/company/smud" target="_blank"><img src="/-/media/Icons/Social/LinkedIn.ashx" width="18" height="18" alt="LinkedIn" /> <span class="sr-only">LinkedIn</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div>  </div> </div>