Natural Resources committee  Thank you for your question. Geothermal is a very interesting renewable energy source. It has a very high capacity factor—like nuclear energy—of 95%. Because we don't yet have a geothermal plant in operation in Canada, the cost may be a bit higher than other renewable energy technologies, but that cost would be offset over the life of the plant because of the very high capacity factor.

Natural Resources committee  It's 4% to 5%, depending on the length of the line.

Natural Resources committee  I can't say if it's 1,000 [Inaudible—Editor] the line.

Natural Resources committee  Yes, it is correct.

Natural Resources committee  I believe 8% is really the very high end of transmission line losses. It's more like 4% to 5%.

Natural Resources committee  Thanks for the question. There are a number of recent studies putting the number in the range of $1 trillion to $2 trillion by 2050, split between generation, transmission and distribution assets.

Natural Resources committee  It's $1 trillion to $2 trillion. It's a range.