the report enumerates many of the most prominent multiple benefits of energy efficiency and although the list is not exhaustive it provides a rich menu of the variety of the benefits that may be of interest to policy makers based on a review of existing literature this report summarises the significance of each of these potential outcomes of energy efficiency measures in many cases a ripple effect emerges when energy efficiency improvements take effect at the individual level triggering benefits for a household andor enterprise that have a multiplier effect on a specific sector and possibly the whole economy in addition as utilities notably in developing countries improve their supplyside efficiency they can provide more electricity to more households thereby supporting increased access initiatives which is often an important stated objective of supplyside energy efficiency activities in developing countries the effect of increased spending and investment can in turn result in positive macroeconomic effects described below