Rate details
On the Time-of-Day (5-8 p.m.) Rate, you pay different rates for electricity based on the season and the time of day that you use it. The charts below show the time periods and rates for the non-summer months and summer season.
Summer
June 1 - September 30
Midnight – noon
$0.1350 kWh
All day weekends and holidays
Noon – 5 p.m.
$0.1864 kWh
5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
$0.3279 kWh
8 p.m. – midnight
$0.1864 kWh
Non-summer
October 1 - May 31
Midnight – 5 p.m.
$0.1120 kWh
All day weekends and holidays
5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
$0.1547 kWh
8 p.m. - midnight
$0.1120 kWh
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Electric vehicle discount
Register your EV on My Account to receive a 1.5¢ discount on all electric usage between midnight and 6 AM. For a SMUD account to receive the EV rate credit, a plug-in electric vehicle must be registered with the DMV using the same service address as the SMUD account.
It’s important to conserve during peak hours
The goal of Time-of-Day pricing is to reduce how much electricity we use during peak hours. Our need for electricity soars during late afternoon and early evening hours weekdays. This is especially true in the summer.
To meet this higher need, we often have to buy energy from very expensive and less environmentally-friendly sources.
Help us avoid purchasing less desirable energy and building new power plants by reducing your use during peak periods. By shifting the time you use electricity, you can save on your bill and reduce the