Living green is about making choices, and here are tools to help

SMUD's carbon calculator

It's a three-minute exercise designed for residents of the Sacramento area. You enter how you drive, shop, eat and more and determine your life's impact on the environment. And it offers ways to address that impact.

Solar Sacramento

Here's a map of solar installations throughout the Sacramento area - homes, businesses and community solar efforts. And even better, Solar Sacramento lets you see the solar energy potential of your property.