SMUD’s Meet the Buyers event helps small businesses grow

SMUD's Meet the Buyers event helps small businesses grow

Sacramento-area entrepreneurs and small businesses gain insights, access to contracting opportunities

On Thursday, September 12, Meet the Buyers will connect local entrepreneurs and small businesses with SMUD's purchasing teams. The event aims to foster partnerships that contribute to Sacramento's clean energy future while driving Sacramento business growth and supporting the local economy.

Attendees will explore contracting opportunities and learn how their products and services can support SMUD's operations and its clean energy goals.

"Meet the Buyers showcases SMUD's commitment to our local businesses and our promise for a clean energy future," said SMUD Board President Rosanna Herber. "As we transition to a zero-carbon future, we're connecting with entrepreneurs and small businesses and fostering partnerships that drive regional economic growth. These collaborations are creating opportunities across our communities, advancing clean energy and ensuring a sustainable, thriving Sacramento for all."

Meet the Buyers & Business Resources Expo event highlights:

• Attendees will have the chance to meet and engage with SMUD's purchasing teams, as well as representatives from key local agencies.
• A dedicated session on government contracting will provide insights on how businesses can grow through contracts with top local agencies.
• SMUD experts will lead a panel on the challenges and opportunities in clean energy contracting, discussing how businesses can support SMUD's 2030 zero carbon goal.
• The hybrid format allows participants to join panel discussions either in person or online.

Last year, SMUD awarded 29 percent of its contracts to local small businesses, totaling $103 million dollars reinvested back into our local economy.

About SMUD

As the nation's sixth-largest, community-owned, not-for-profit electric service provider, SMUD has been providing low-cost, reliable electricity to Sacramento County for more than 75 years. SMUD is a recognized industry leader and award winner for its innovative energy efficiency programs, renewable power technologies and for its sustainable solutions for a healthier environment. Today, SMUD's power supply is on average about 50 percent carbon free and SMUD has a goal to reach zero carbon in its electricity production by 2030. SMUD's rates and customer bills are consistently among the lowest in California, and are today, on average, more than 50 percent lower than its neighboring investor-owned utility. For more information on SMUD's Zero Carbon Planand its customer programs, visit smud.org.