Table 5.

Economic Feasibility of Tier 1 and Tier 2 Investments

Economic Metric Tier 1 & Tier 2 Tier 1 Only
Present Value of Net Benefits at 5% discount rate over 101 years (from 2025 to 2125) At least $82 billion At least $10 billion
Return on Investment At least 12% At least 7%
Benefit-to-Cost Ratio At least 3.90 At least 1.40