Buyers typically pay a range for relays, and cost is driven by relay type, coil voltage, contact rating, and packaging. This guide presents practical price estimates in USD, with low–average–high ranges and real-world factors that affect total cost. Assumptions: region, specs . Abstract – There are many advantages to upgrading old electromechanical, solid-state, and first-generation numeric relays with modern numeric relays. This effort was driven by the failure of multiple relays, the lack of redundancy, and. Conductor upgrade/Reconductoring (open wire - Spacer) $350,000-$550,000 per mile depending on voltage and not including tree work $/mile for three-phase reconductoring or line extension $500,000-$800,000 Install/remove one mile of open wire 1/0 Al bare primary, crossarm construction with 25% pole. Aging protection relays can limit reliability, increase maintenance costs, and slow digital transformation. These new microprocessor relay protection systems provide built-in protocols that make data available anywhere on your system including distributed. d over the past 30 years. Today, one microprocessor relay can replace an entire rack of electromechanical relays for a fraction of the cost and improve all areas of performance.