A FAST LOOK AT THE FACTS...

4%             SSJID will commit 4 percent of our revenues toward energy                   savings and assistance programs and will custom design                   these programs to fit the needs of each city we serve.                    PG&E only commits 2.85% of its revenue to these                   programs.

10%            PG&E, the current for-profit electric utility for most of                    South San Joaquin County, recently filed with the                    California Public Utilities Commission for permission to                    increase your rates by 10% in 2011, on top of frequent                    rate increases over the past few years. 

11.45%        PG&E pays its shareholders an 11.45% dividend each                    year and charges more to generate that double-digit                    profit. SSJID is a non-profit and will set rates to benefit                    ratepayers, not shareholders.

$11.6M        SSJID estimates that 15% off of your electric rates will                    pump $11.6 million back into the local economy in the first                    year of operation alone.  In 10 years, that number will total                    $140 million.

15%            SSJID will lower electric rates by 15% over existing                    PG&E rates for all classes of customers. 

$63.8M        SSJID will invest to upgrade the system for increased                    reliability.

100 years      SSJID has 100 years of experience providing reliable                     utility service with local accountability, and is ready to                     extend that tradition to providing electricity. 

$30,000         Number of dollars that SSJID will provide to local                      non-profit organizations in 2009 through its Community                      Education & Awareness Policy.

40,000          Electric customers in Manteca, Escalon and Ripon that                     will save with SSJID’s electric plan.

55,000 acres   SSJID serves about 55,000 acres of prime agricultural                       land that provides many economic and environmental                       advantages to our area.

$400,000         By investing in a Solar Farm at its Water Treatment                       Plant, SSJID is saving this amount per year in power                       costs to operate the plant.