Other materials that may require a professional wash service include rugs, carpets, curtains, blankets, fabric and leather covers for seats and other furniture. (photo credit: zazzle.ca) This demand for laundry and dry cleaning services in Africa is expected to explode in the coming years. Africaâs urban (city) population has been growing at roughly 3.5 percent every year and more than 500 million Africans will become city people by 2030.
Households paid a record $1,419 on average for electricity in 2010, the fifth consecutive yearly increase above the inflation rate, a USA TODAY analysis of government data found. The jump has added about $300 a year to what households pay for electricity.
Despite the slate of increases, PG&E noted that the typical PG&E residential customer will continue to pay less than the national average. As of 2015, the national average for electricity bills was $114.86, which is 12.8 percent higher than what PG&E customers would pay if the remaining proposals are approved. The national average for gas bills was $59.17, a figure thatâs 4.9 percent higher than what PG&E gas bills could be by next year.