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A comment on Texas solar and wind resources saved consumers nearly $28B over 12 years. Parent comment

Re:Texas solar and wind resources saved consumers nearly $28... by byyll on Saturday October 29, 2022 @10:39AM (#33384402)
How did you get to that high number?

29,000,000,000 / 29,145,505 (population) = ~$995 savings per person over 12 years

$995 / 12 years = ~$83 per year

$83 / 12 months = less than $7 per month per person.

Am I missing something?

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Re:Texas solar and wind resources saved consumers nearly $28... by drdec on Saturday October 29, 2022 @10:42AM (#33384429)
The parent post calculation was per customer, i.e. household not per person.
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Re:Texas solar and wind resources saved consumers nearly $28... by byyll on Sunday October 30, 2022 @01:27AM (#33391368)
Ah, that's what I missed. Thanks!
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Re:Texas solar and wind resources saved consumers nearly $28... by lemondrink on Saturday October 29, 2022 @11:39AM (#33384975)
Using the population is not correct. Most people live with another and surely children do.
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