# Copper and Run-of-river and small hydro

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/copper-and-run-of-river-and-small-hydro/

[Copper](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/copper/) (commodity) and [Run-of-river and small hydro](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_small_hydro/) (energy): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: main input

*Cost and price · Weak · Both ways*

Generator windings and lines to the grid use copper. Remote hill sites need long lines, so copper cost can matter more than for plants near cities. Copper theft from remote lines is also a problem.

- **-0.04** monthly change correlation
- **-0.09** 12-month change correlation
- **0.27** fitted elasticity

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