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SMUD EV Charging Rates & Electricity Plans

SMUD’s default residential Time-of-Day plan has weekday 5–8 p.m. peaks, seasonal pricing, and all-day off-peak weekends and tariff holidays.

Service areaSMUD electric service territory in the Sacramento region
Featured planResidential Time-of-Day (5–8 p.m.)
Pricing modelTime-of-use
Last verified2026-09-29
Calculator-ready: verified numerical rate components are encoded for supported calculations. Effective from 2026-01-01. Unknown bill components remain excluded rather than treated as $0.
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Residential Time-of-Day (5–8 p.m.)

Service area: SMUD electric service territory in the Sacramento region

Rate version: Effective January 1, 2026 · verified 2026-09-29

$27.00 monthly System Infrastructure Fixed Charge is excluded from marginal energy calculations.

SeasonPeriodHoursRate
Non-summerOff-peakWeekdays midnight–5 p.m. and 8 p.m.–midnight; all day weekends/holidays12.8500¢/kWh
Non-summerPeakWeekdays 5–8 p.m.17.7600¢/kWh
SummerOff-peakWeekdays midnight–noon; all day weekends/holidays15.5000¢/kWh
SummerMid-peakWeekdays noon–5 p.m. and 8 p.m.–midnight21.3900¢/kWh
SummerPeakWeekdays 5–8 p.m.37.6500¢/kWh

Modeling boundary

2026 R-TOD energy prices are modeled. The $27 monthly fixed charge is excluded. Registered EV customers can receive an additional 1.5¢/kWh discount from midnight–6 a.m.; that conditional account credit is disclosed but not automatically applied.

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How SMUD differs from the California average

Pricing structureTime-of-use / multi-period
Lowest encoded period12.85¢/kWh-61.8% vs state avg
Highest encoded period37.65¢/kWh
State benchmark33.61¢/kWhEIA · 2026-07
Effective from2026-01-01
Last verified2026-09-29
Calculator statusCalculator-ready
Featured planResidential Time-of-Day (5–8 p.m.)

Eligibility / billing boundary: 2026 R-TOD energy prices are modeled. The $27 monthly fixed charge is excluded. Registered EV customers can receive an additional 1.5¢/kWh discount from midnight–6 a.m.; that conditional account credit is disclosed but not automatically applied.

The state average is a benchmark, not a substitute for this tariff. A low or high encoded period is a marginal energy price and should not be interpreted as a complete monthly bill unless the page explicitly says whole-bill modeling is supported.

Official source: SMUD official 2026 Time-of-Day rate details and R-TOD tariff.

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Can this utility estimate a full monthly bill?

Current statusMarginal / period only
State benchmark33.61¢/kWh
Usage intentUse one calculator, not separate 500/1000/1500/2000 kWh URLs

Calculator-safe for supported marginal/period calculations, but not a complete monthly bill reproduction.

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