A Zero-carbon Plan for 2030

Discover SMUD’s 2030 zero-carbon plan

Squeeze shut your eyes, breathe, and try to imagine a carbon clean future. One with low-acid seas and no nasty chunks of carbon settling in your lungs. Well, SMUD’s 2030 zero–carbon plan aims to decarbonize its energy supply, boost air quality, and ensure affordable rates while leaving no community behind – the most ambitious goal of any large utility in the United States! A brag, but  it’s true.

Learn how SMUD is helping to position the Sacramento Region as a destination choice for forward-thinking, environmentally conscious businesses and a model for others around the nation to follow.

SMUD Board Member, Director Gregg Fishman and his SMUD support staff will tell you about the focus on 4 areas.
* Natural gas generation repurposing
* Proven clean technology
* New technology and business models
* Financial impacts and options

Cool, right? Gregg Fishman has been a clean energy advocate for much of his career. As a former SMUD employee, he promoted wind and solar energy when they were in their infancy. At the California Independent System Operator, he led public engagement efforts supporting new wind energy farms in California. As President of the SMUD Board in 2018, he led the utility in passing its Integrated Resource Plan, hailed by the California Energy Commission as “… an ambitious road map for lowering greenhouse gas emissions in the Sacramento region.” Attend this meeting and you will breatge easier.