Step into the future of all-electric living
Whether you're buying a brand new house or upgrading the one you live in, converting to all-electric appliances will help save you money on your overall energy costs.
Learn how you can help create a clean, carbon-free future
Going all-electric at home, at work and on the road is better for your budget, your safety and our environment.
All-electric living improves public health, reduces air pollution and assists our local cities and towns in reaching their climate goals.
Find out how new sustainable technologies can help lower your carbon footprint.
Open the door to an all-electric home
It doesn't matter if you're converting from gas or replacing existing electric appliances, our rebates on these energy efficient items will save you money.
Induction cooktops and stoves are the safest, fastest and best performing option for cooking in your kitchen.
Both standalone cooktops and ranges with built-in induction cooktops are eligible.
Watch a video on the benefits of induction cooking
Rebates up to $750
Water heaters are among the highest energy consuming products in your home. Heat pump water heaters are up to 4 times more efficient than gas water heaters. We can help you determine the best size tank for your house and get tips on maximizing performance.
Rebates up to $3,000
Heat pump HVAC systems can deliver greater comfort and reduce your energy bills. At three times the efficiency of gas, a heat pump HVAC system is the most efficient way to heat and cool your home.
Rebates and incentives up to $3,500
Putting the future of renewable energy in motion
We offer incentives, rebates and services that can put you behind the wheel of a new electric car while saving you thousands of dollars.
Clean electric energy is also powering public transportation. Find out how electric transit busses and light rail, EV rideshare cars, autonomous EV’s, jump bikes and home batteries will help our region enter a new era of clean transportation.
All-electric construction for a carbon-free world
SMUD is partnering with cities and the state of California to promote building codes that encourage the switch from natural gas to all-electric.
All-Electric Smart Homes, including Smart Multifamily buildings, are less expensive to build and safer to live in because there’s no gas lines to install, no venting of exhaust gasses and no gas connection fees or trenching requirements. We are here to support you as you build electrically.
We’re also helping commercial customers save with incentives and energy-efficient solutions that drive energy savings to their bottom lines and promote electrification. Check back as new incentives become available to help you build safer, healthier and cheaper.
Save more than
$18,000by going all-electric with new commercial building projects
The myths of "natural" gas
Myth: More efficient
Fact: Electric heat pump water heaters, heat pump HVAC systems and induction cooktops use less energy and are 2-3 times more efficient than gas.
Myth: More affordable
Fact: Homes with newer heat pump water heaters and HVAC systems have lower utility bills overall than homes with gas appliances.
Myth: Better for cooking
Fact: Electric induction cooktops heat up twice as fast as gas, provide more accurate temperature control and are easier to clean.
Frequently asked questions
Converting to electric appliances such as heat pump water heaters and heat pump HVAC systems will help save you money on your overall energy costs. The average residential customer that switches from gas to all-electric can save an average of over $500 per year on their energy bills, based on 2020 PG&E gas and SMUD electricity rates.
Here are examples of estimated annual savings when switching from gas to electric appliances:
- Heat Pump HVAC: $450 – $610 annual energy bill savings
- Heat Pump Water Heater: $125 – $140 annual energy bill savings
Learn more about why electricity is cheaper:
On average, we spend about 90% of our time indoors, where pollutant levels are often higher than those outside. Converting to electric appliances will eliminate the indoor air pollution that gas-burning appliances release into your home.
Cooking with gas expels pollutants directly into your home, contributing to poor indoor air quality. Pollution from gas cooking can be reduced by continuously running your vent hood while cooking.
Indoor pollution is estimated to cause hundreds of thousands of respiratory health problems each year.
Learn more about why electricity is healthier:
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Journal
- “Cooking Up Indoor Air Pollution: Emissions from Natural Gas Stoves” by Wendee Nicole, published:1 January 2014
- International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 42, Issue 6, December 2013 (pages 1724–1737)
Unlike electric appliances, gas appliances have open flames, increasing the risk of fire. Converting to electric appliances removes that danger. Plus, going all-electric
eliminates the carbon monoxide pollution that results from burning this fossil fuel inside your home and reduces the risk of gas leaks.
Carbon monoxide (CO) is called the "invisible killer" because it's a colorless, odorless, poisonous gas. More than 150 people in the United States die every year from accidental non-fire-related CO poisoning.
Gas lines going in and out of your house can also have some nominal leakage which could potentially release methane into the air.
Learn more about why electricity is safer:
“Natural” gas is a fossil fuel that releases a variety of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere that contribute to climate change.
Going electric is cleaner and better for our environment. Living all-electric will help improve public health, reduce air pollution and assist our local cities and towns in reaching their climate goals.
Even though natural gas is still used to create some of the electricity in California, there are immediate benefits in switching to electrically powered equipment. These benefits will increase over time as regulations such as SB100 continue to move the electric industry toward 100% carbon-free sources.
Learn more about why electricity is better for our environment: