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by ZeroGravitas 1 day ago
For point 6 a UCL study on Wind energy in the UK suggested that over the 13 year period they studied the new wind power had saved 14 billion in electricity costs, because it was cheaper than gas generation.

But it saved consumers 140 Billion by lowering demand for gas and so cutting prices.

So a 10x multiplier.