# Data centres and cloud and Distribution grids, mini-grids and interconnectors

Data centres and cloud depends on distribution grids, mini-grids and interconnectors.

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[Data centres and cloud](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/data_centres/) (industry) and [Distribution grids, mini-grids and interconnectors](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_distribution/) (energy): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Industry input

*Physical flow · Criticality 3 of 5 · Distribution grids, mini-grids and interconnectors → Data centres and cloud*

2 of the enterprise types in Data centres and cloud depend on distribution grids, mini-grids and interconnectors; for the most dependent, it rates 3 out of 5 on criticality.

- **2** enterprise types depend on it
- **3 of 5** highest criticality

Enterprise types that depend on it:

- Fibre carriers and interconnection providers: power for network sites (criticality 3 of 5)
- Colocation and wholesale data-centre operators: grid supply (criticality 3 of 5)

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.