SMUD lists unclaimed checks on its website

SMUD lists unclaimed checks on its website

SACRAMENTO, Calif.-Do you have an uncashed checkfrom SMUD? The names of customers and vendors who have not yet cashed checks dated Sept. 30, 2022 or earlier, are now available on smud.org. The list of names will be posted until Dec. 22, 2025.

To file a claim on an uncashed check, call 916-732-7440 and supply the claimant's name, current address, telephone number and the address for the time period between Oct. 1, 2021 and Sept. 30, 2022. Claimant's name must be included on the list to be valid.

Claims can also be mailed to:

Sacramento Municipal Utility District Unclaimed Monies
6201 S Street, Mail Stop B352
Sacramento, CA 95817-1818

Each year, SMUD posts this information to find the money's rightful owner.

Claims must be made by 5 p.m. on Dec. 22, 2025, or they become the property of SMUD under California Code Section 50050-50057.

Replacement checks will be issued only to the payee or upon proof of death, to the payee's beneficiary.

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 for its innovative energy efficiency programs, renewable power technologies and for its sustainable solutions for a healthier environment. In 2024, SMUD's power supply was about 62% carbon free, which is largely influenced by the weather and amount of hydroelectricity produced. SMUD's goal is to completely eliminate carbon in its electricity production by 2030 while maintaining reliability and keeping rates among the lowest in California -on average, 50% lower than its neighboring, investor-owned utility. For more information on SMUD's Zero Carbon Planand its customer programs, visit smud.org.