Affordability Strategy Tool and Calculator

Choose one of five U.S. states and adjust 10 levers to test how solar, storage, VPPs, reconductoring, and demand flexibility can lower electricity cost as load grows.

Affordability Levers

Start with the levers, then use strategy presets to set a starting posture.

10 affordability levers

Start here. Each slider shows how much of that lever the state captures by 2035.

Strategy starting points

Jump to a starting posture, then fine-tune the levers.

Advanced assumptions

Illustrative state baseline

Editable assumptions for the state case.

Annual system bill ($B)

Annual load (TWh)

Peak load (GW)

Households (M)

Generation share (%)

Transmission share (%)

Distribution share (%)

2035 load multiplier

Set how much electricity demand grows by the planning horizon.

2.00x

Status quo cost path

The strategy case is measured against this baseline growth path.

Generation spend growth to 2035 (%)

Transmission spend growth to 2035 (%)

Distribution spend growth to 2035 (%)

Affordability Outcomes

Annual savings vs status quo

$0.0B

Lower T&D buildout: 0%

2035 retail cost under strategy

0.0c

0.0% lower than status quo

Household savings per year

Current benchmark: 0.0c/kWh

2035 strategy system bill

$0.0B

Status quo bill: $0.0B

System cost mix

See how total system cost shifts across generation, transmission, and distribution.

Generation Transmission Distribution

Grid effect snapshot

What the current lever mix does to flexible peak, clean capacity, and network headroom.

Flexible peak

0.0 GW

Clean capacity

0.0 GW

Wires headroom

0.0 GW

Affordability curve

Track how average retail cost changes as electricity demand grows.

Savings by lever

Share of modeled annual savings by lever.