Plans have been submitted for a Â£850m tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay which could provide power for 120,000 homes for 120 years.
For a long time, driving strangers from point A to point B paid terribly. Estimates of the typical cab driverâs salary hover around $30,000. According to Uber, the median wage for an UberX driver working at least 40 hours a week in New York City is $90,766 a year. In San Francisco, the median wage for an UberX driver working at least 40 hours a week is $74,191.
One reason Uber drivers may work fewer hours is that theyâre making more money per hour. In its top 20 markets, Uber partners averaged more than $19 an hour in earnings, compared to $12.90 in average hourly wages for cab drivers based on Occupational Employment Statistics data.