Why is SMUD better for Yolo County ?
Compared to PG&E, SMUD is better for six simple reasons. 1. SMUD charges less. SMUD pays no dividends to stockholders; instead, it reinvests its surplus back into the system. 2. SMUD has more reliable service, so much so that it believes it will have to carry out an extensive rebuild of the Yolo annexation area to bring it up to SMUD standards. Those $27 million in rebuilding costs have been worked into the estimated $108 million purchase price. 3. SMUD is greener. More than five times as much solar electric (photovoltaic or PV) capacity per customer has been installed in SMUD territory, and more than twice as much wind generation capacity per customer as PG&E. 4. SMUD has happier customers. According to the J.D. Power “2004 Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study,” SMUD ranked third in “customer satisfaction” and PG&E ranked 10th of the 13 largest electric utilities in the West. 5. SMUD’s top executives are in it for the service, not the money. Gordon Smith helped lea
