2011 Unit Cost Estimates

Substations

Transformers
245-260 kV 400 MVA
245-260 kV 200 MVA
245-260 kV 50 MVA
145 kV 83 MVA
145 kV 42 MVA
145 kV 33 MVA
145 kV 25 MVA
145 kV 16 MVA
Breakers
240-300 kV breaker with disconnects
240-300 kV line termination without breakers or disconnects
138-170 kV breaker with disconnects
138-170 kV line termination without breakers or disconnects
138-170 kV line, existing buswork
138-170 kV line including bus extension
138-170 kV transformer breaker
25 kV line-outdoor, existing 25 kV buswork
25 kV switchgear building - base cost
25 kV addition of one breaker in switchgear building
Capacitor Banks
240-300 Kv 100 MVAR w/ breaker
138-170 kV 15-54 MVAR w/ breaker
Control Building
Typical for 138-170 kV source or industrial sub
Typical for 240-300 kV source or switching sub
Site Development
Typical 138-170 kV substation
Typical 240-300 kV bubstation
Site expansion - 10m x 60m
Line Protection
Standard line protections for a typical 240/260 kV line
Standard line protections for a typical 138/144 kV line
Telecom
40 meter radio tower
New LAN, HMI, & RTU
New LAN & HMI
New LAN only
Point Additions With No New LAN Equipment
Teleprotection microwave radio in 35m-Tower
Teleprotection microwave radio in 40m-Tower
Teleprotection microwave radio in 60m-Tower
OPGW with MUX/LAN
UHF/VHF Radio in 35m-tower

$5,500,000
$4,500,000
$3,200,000
$3,700,000
$2,600,000
$2,600,000
$2,400,000
$2,300,000
$1,500,000
$510,000
$1,100,000
$390,000
$1,100,000
$1,200,000
$540,000
$560,000
$1,400,000
$230,000
$2,600,000
$1,700,000
$360,000
$610,000
$1,100,000
$3,200,000
$400,000
$160,000
$150,000
$330,000
$170,000
$120,000
$80,000
$50,000
$450,000
$470,000
$550,000
$250,000
$240,000

Transmission Lines

Line ($/km)
138/144 kV single-circuit line
138/144 kV single-circuit with underbuild
138/144 kV double-circuit line
138/144 kV double-circuit one side strung
138/144 kV double-circuit string second circuit
240/260 kV single-circuit line
240/260 kV double-circuit line
240/260 kV double-circuit one side strung
240/260 kV double-circuit string second circuit
Starter Cost
138kV - single-circuit line termination
138kV - double-circuit line termination
240kV - single-circuit line termination
240kV - double-circuit line termination
Line In/Out Costs
13/1448 kV single-circuit
240/266 kV single-circuit
138kV T-Tap Costs
T-tap with out Air Break Switch
T-tap with 1 Air Break Switch
T-tap with 2 Air Break Switch
T-tap with 3 Air Break Switch
240kV Tower Costs
Single tower to cut line in/out existing circuit
OPGW ($/km)
OPGW - 24 Single mode fibre
Brushing ($/km)
138/144 kV - Medium
138/144 kV - Heavy
240/260 kV - Medium
240/260 kV - Heavy
Salvage ($/km)
138/144 kV transmission line
69/72 kV transmission line
*The unit costs identifed above are provided as a guideline, are not endorsed by
the AESO, and are posted for information purposes only.

$280,000
$410,000
$610,000
$540,000
$90,000
$350,000
$1,300,000
$1,100,000
$140,000
$70,000
$250,000
$180,000
$1,700,000
$280,000
$570,000
$90,000
$320,000
$540,000
$750,000
$1,200,000
$20,000
$10,000
$40,000
$10,000
$110,000
$10,000
$10,000