SMUD could have killed a bad solar project months ago, but didn't. Why? | Opinion The Sacramento Municipal Utility District could have canceled its controversial solar farm contract known as Coyote Creek since September 2024, or so the utility says in an internal document.
SMUD directors began to put themselves in a box when they unanimously voted to buy this solar power in 2021 without understanding the environmental or community consequences of what they were doing. And then the board wrote itself out of the loop by delegating the contract-signing authority to its long-time general manager, Paul Lau.
If your solar panels make electricity you don't need right away, it gets sent to your neighbors by way of the wires outside your house. Under SMUD's Solar and Storage Rate, that electricity is purchased by the utility for $0.074/kWh, no matter what time it is produced.
Opponents, including the Rancheria, have since challenged the environmental document in Sacramento County Superior Court. SMUD, despite its private misgivings about this project for months, allowed its good name and its energy goals to help this solar project get past county supervisors and secure this key permit.
Sacramento,CA – In a stunning reversal,the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) announced on January 5th the cancellation of its power purchase agreement for the controversial
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And in March of 2022, SMUD introduced a new rate for those customers called the Solar and Storage Rate (SSR), which eliminated net metering and reduced payments made to solar owners for extra
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Overview of SMUD Solar Rebates in California California is known for its commitment to renewable energy and sustainability. As one of the largest public utility companies in the state, the Sacramento
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SMUD directors began to put themselves in a box when they unanimously voted to buy this solar power in 2021 without understanding the environmental or community consequences of
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Sacramento,CA – In a stunning reversal,the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) announced on January 5th the cancellation of its power purchase agreement for the controversial
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Excess electricity rate Effective March 1, 2022, excess electricity generated by customers on the Solar and Storage Rate for power they do not use or store in their battery can be sold back to SMUD at a
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The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) has terminated a deal for the off-take of green electricity from the 200-MW Coyote Creek solar park in California, citing uncertainties related
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Though SMUD announced Jan. 5 that it would be canceling its power purchase agreement with the Coyote Creek Agrivoltaic Ranch, the future of the project — and whether or not it
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The SMUD Board approved a comprehensive and industry-leading package of rates and programs to replace the outdated Net Energy Metering (NEM) rate for rooftop solar. Net Energy Metering (NEM)
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Customers approved to install solar or battery storage on or after March 1, 2022 are on our Solar and Storage Rate. Our Solar and Storage Rate (SSR) is an additional component to SMUD''s
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SMUD cited environmental impacts, legal uncertainty and rising costs in its decision to cancel its power purchase agreement By KATYA OKS — city@theaggie On Jan. 5, Sacramento
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