SMUD My Energy Optimizer Partner+ home battery incentive
How much you can get
One-time enrollment incentive: battery nameplate kWh x 80% x $300/kWh, capped at $6,000 per household (a Tesla 13.5 kWh earns $3,240). The rate dropped on Sept 23 from $500/kWh (cap $10,000). The higher rate still applies to projects submitted for interconnection by Sept 22 and enrolled by 2026-12-31. Ongoing payments of $110 per battery per quarter (up to 3 batteries) are currently for Tesla batteries only.
Up to
$6,000The details
- Run by
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
- For customers of
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
- Eligibility
- SMUD customers with a qualifying battery. Enroll within 90 days of permission to operate, and stay enrolled for 3 years or repay a prorated share. Income-qualified customers whose system costs were fully covered by SMUD cannot get the enrollment incentive. The participant terms dated 2026-04-03 still show $500/kWh.
- Deadline
- Enroll within 90 days of PTO; higher rate requires enrollment by 2026-12-31
- Checked
- Confirmed on the official page on 2026-10-11:
Effective Sept. 23, the upfront enrollment incentive will be reduced from $500 per kWh (up to $10,000 per household) to $300 per kWh (up to $6,000 per household). Projects must be both submitted for interconnection by Sept. 22 and enrolled in the program by Dec. 31, 2026, to be eligible for the curr
We re-check this program every week. See every California rebate change.