this will be all the more necessary the greater the distance separating production and consumption zones for example in the case of wind power in brazil concentrated in the north of the country while consumption is mainly in the south estimates of the additional cost vary between uss and uss per mw in addition there is a further uss to uss per mw needed to improve the systemic balance through flexible generation energy storage or smart grids to contextualize these investments it is worth noting that just of all investments foreseen in transmission and distribution from now until will be destined for adjusting the increase in intermittent renewable energies