The Sacramento Municipal Utility District appointed Lora Anguay, who has spent the past five years guiding the utility’s ambitious zero-carbon effort, to become the agency’s next chief executive officer.
Anguay will take over leadership of the utility — which employs about 2,400 people and serves an area with a population of about 1.5 million — as the utility navigates a shifting energy market and pursues an aggressive zero-carbon goal.
Anguay serves as the chief zero carbon officer, a role she has held since 2021. She has overseen the retooling of SMUD’s largest natural gas plant, the Cosumnes Power Plant, which reduced emissions by 27%, according to the utility. Under her leadership, SMUD also added more than 1,430 megawatts of renewable and energy storage resources…