Table with 5 columns and 5 rows.
Base TransmissionAggressive Transmission
Resource Additions (MW)Cost ($ millions per year)Resource Additions (MW)Cost ($ millions per year)
Transmission1,000$125 1,500$188
Fossil Generation8,000$2,000 7,000$1,750
Clean Generation2,000$148 4,000$297
Transmission + Generation11,000$2,274 12,500$2,235
Assumes cost of financing drops from 10% to 6% for transmission and clean generation assets. With a 40-year economic lifetime, the levelized cost of transmission drops from $200/kW-year to $125/kW-year. With a 20-year economic lifetime, the levelized cost of clean generation drops from $100/kW-year to $74/kW-year.