A new study by Colm O'Shea and Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography) challenges common assumptions that the wind industry has a negative impact on the UK economy. Instead it presents evidence that wind energy has saved consumers billions of pounds over the last 15 years. Renewable energy is often pitched as cheaper to produce than fossil fuel energy. To quantify whether this is true, we have been studying the financial impact of expanding wind energy in the UK. Our results are surprising. From