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.
The triple lock system means the state pension will rise by 2.5% in 2017/18, it has been confirmed. Share this. The state pension will rise by 2.5% in April 2017, meaning pensioners entitled to the full new state pension will see their weekly payment increase from Â£155.65 to Â£159.55. The change means these pensioners will be over Â£200 better off a year with total annual income boosted from Â£8,093.80 to Â£8,296.60.