The cost of getting electricity to the consumer is not just the generating cost - its also the transmission cost.

And local nuclear plants are particularly attractive compared with power plants outside the region, which face more expensive transmission costs.

Long-distance telephone companies are required to make the payments, which are among their highest transmission costs.

But it estimated that offshore turbine generation cost close to 9 cents a kilowatt-hour because of higher construction, operating and transmission costs.

"Do you realize what the transmission costs are?"

Utilities would have to file prices for transmission service with the commission and disclose their transmission costs.

The station is very close to the city of Toronto, in order to reduce transmission costs.

The offer price includes the generation cost as well as the transmission cost along with any profit.

About 70 percent of an electricity bill covers power generation; transmission costs make up 10 to 15 percent, and the rest goes for distribution.

To lower transmission costs and to offer the convenience of connecting anywhere at any time, equipment vendors would like to rely on the Internet.