San Joaquin County Superior Court Judge Carter Holly has rejected PG&E claims that South San Joaquin Irrigation District lacks sufficient revenues to provide electrical retail service to the cities of Manteca, Ripon, and Escalon and surrounding farms. The decision issued last week also indicated that the San Joaquin Local Agency Formation Commission was not required to find that SSJID could provide service at a 15 percent discount. SSJID General Manager Peter Rietkerk noted that while the court ruled LAFCO was not required to consider whether SSJID could provide service at rates 15 percent below PG&E, the district still intends to do so.