SMUD is paying UP TO $6,000 toward home batteries
See if your home qualifies — takes less than 60 seconds.
Incentive is paid per kWh of battery and capped at $6,000 per home.
Do you own your home?
*This program is currently only available to homeowners.
Why Sacramento homeowners are adding home batteries
Your panels only pay off when you can use the power they make.
Use your own power during peak hours
SMUD only pays 9.6¢ per kWh for extra solar you send back. A battery lets you store it and use it yourself during the 5–8pm peak, when power costs the most.
Backup power when the grid goes down
When the power goes out, your home keeps running. Lights, fridge, internet, and the essentials stay on automatically.
Protection from rising rates
Storing and using your own solar means buying less power from the grid, so future rate increases hit you less.
No upfront costs
The battery itself costs you nothing to get started — no down payment and no cash out of pocket to have it installed.
Takes less than 60 seconds — no cost, no obligation.
How the SMUD incentive works
SMUD pays you for adding a battery and letting it help the grid during peak hours.
Up to $6,000 back
SMUD pays $300 per kWh of eligible battery storage, based on 80% of the battery's rated size, capped at $6,000 per home. One 13.5 kWh Powerwall earns about $3,240.
Ongoing quarterly payments
Tesla Powerwall owners can also earn up to $110 per quarter for one battery, $220 for two, or $330 for three or more.
You keep your backup power
On peak-demand days SMUD may draw on part of your battery's stored energy. Your battery still works for backup power during outages.
An incentive, not a loan
This is money from SMUD, not financing you have to pay back. It reduces what your battery costs.
Who qualifies
- ✔You own your home and are a SMUD customer
- ✔You have solar and are on SMUD's Solar and Storage Rate
- ✔Your battery is an approved brand: Tesla, Enphase, Franklin, SolarEdge, Sonnen or Eguana
Incentive amounts depend on your battery's size and SMUD program rules. The one-time enrollment incentive is $300 per kWh of eligible capacity (80% of nameplate), capped at $6,000 per household, for projects submitted for interconnection on or after September 23, 2026. You must enroll in SMUD's My Energy Optimizer Partner+ program within 90 days of receiving permission to operate. Quarterly payments are currently available for Tesla batteries only. MED Rate customers and individual rental units are not eligible.
Takes less than 60 seconds — no cost, no obligation.