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.
2017 GS Pay Raise: This year, the General Schedule base payscale received a 1.0% across-the-board pay raise. A GS-13 Step 3 federal employee would receive an effective raise of $786.00 in 2017, from $78,770.00 per year (based on the 2016 GS base table) to $79,556.00 per year.