Plates at our planet s surface move because of the intense heat in the Earth s core that causes molten rock in the mantle layer to move. It moves in a pattern called a convection cell that forms when warm material rises, cools, and eventually sink down. As the cooled material sinks down, it is warmed and rises again.
PG&E on Wednesday did not offer a specific figure for how much the switch to renewable power would boost electricity rates in 2015. But in the past, the utility has said that rates will rise 1 percent to 2 percent each year as a result.
It's an additional fee on your vehicle registrations, said Lipscomb. Abele is proposing a so-called, wheel tax -- it's an increase to the fee you pay for annual vehicle registration. Lipscomb says the report floats the idea of an increase of up to $60, on top of the $75 motorists are already paying. That could generate about $33 million for the county.