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.
That would be Hawaii. The state's electricity prices â the highest in the U.S. â are nearly three times higher than the national average of $0.1284 per kilowatt-hour.Hawaii's electricity price of $0.37 per kilowatt-hour equates to a $334 monthly electricity bill for the average consumer, according to calculations based on EIA data.That comes out to more than $4,000 per year spent on electricity.hat would be Hawaii. The state's electricity prices â the highest in the U.S. â are nearly three times higher than the national average of $0.1284 per kilowatt-hour.