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.
Duke Energy Request Increase. Loading Video... With the biomass power plant coming online, rates for Gainesville Regional Utilities customers are going up, but they aren't the only customers who rates may go up soon. Duke Energy, which now owns Progress Energy, is asking for a rate increase. For those of you who have Duke Energy, you could see more than an $8.00 increase in your monthly bill starting January 2014, if the Public Service Commission approves the proposal. Some Duke Energy customers said they are not happy about higher rates, but there's not much they can do about it.