Sacramento Municipal Utility District Government News

High school and college students from across California are set to launch their solar-powered creations into competition waters this weekend as the 12th annual California Solar Regatta returns to Rancho Seco Recreational Area.

More than 200 high school students from across the region are gearing up to put their science and engineering skills to the test on Thursday, April 24, as they race solar-powered model cars of their own design in the 18th annual SMUD Solar Car Race at Sacramento State University.

Twenty-one local nonprofit organizations will benefit from more than $532,000 in funding from SMUD’s annual Shine program.

Award supports weekend shuttle that enhances visitor access, eases parking strain in Historic District.

The SMUD Board of Directors have announced they will be holding two public workshops and a public hearing to discuss proposed rate changes.

California State Parks, in collaboration with the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD), will intermittently close a segment of the American River Bike Trail within Folsom Lake State Recreation Area for a utility undergrounding project.

California State Parks, in collaboration with the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD), will intermittently close a segment of the American River Bike Trail within Folsom Lake State Recreation Area next month for a utility undergrounding project.

SMUD’s Board of Directors elected Director Gregg Fishman as president of the board. His term as president runs from January through December.

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District Board of Directors is ushering in a new era of leadership with the election of Gregg Fishman as President and Dave Tamayo as Vice President. Their terms will span from January to December 2025, marking a period of continued innovation and commitment to clean energy for the community-owned electric service provider.

The names of customers and vendors who have not yet cashed checks dated Sept. 30, 2021 or earlier are now available on smud.org.

The pesky winds that swept through the area let up just in time for visitors to enjoy a perfect day beneath sunny skies at the 11th annual Electricity Fair Saturday morning and early afternoon at the Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park in Historic Folsom.

Tree-lovers last week came out of the woodwork to augment the natural canopy in a local park.
The Caring Tree Project was supported by Carmichael Kiwanis Club, the Tree Foundation, the Coalition for Clean Air and SMUD.
The effort centered on Valley Oaks Park, a Mission Oaks Park District property on Eastern Avenue. Suitably, trees planted were live oaks, non-deciduous natives that will provide shade, clean air and animal habitat.

On Sept. 26, Business Environmental Resource Center , a division of the Sacramento County Office of Economic Development presented the 18th Annual Sustainable Business Awards in partnership with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District.

SMUD has partnered with the UC Davis Center for Neuroscience to offer students from Sacramento the opportunity to explore the region's largest science museum, the SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity (MOSAC), through a special field trip program.

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District has unveiled plans for a significant new facility in Folsom, signaling a major investment in the region's infrastructure. The proposed $145 million project will bring a 100,000-square-foot administrative operations center, along with a 100-foot-tall communications tower, to a 5-acre site near the American River.

In their February 27th meeting, the Placer County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a 1,170-acre solar panel facility that will provide power to Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) customers in west Placer County.

General Manager Paul Lau has named Scott Martin as the new chief financial officer for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District.

Critics see carbon capture and storage as a high-tech Band-Aid prolonging fossil fuel use. Proponents argue considering all strategies, given the urgency of the climate crisis.

As the head of Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Paul Lau leads the sixth-largest community electric utility in the nation.