# Data centres and Embodied energy trade

Energy flows from embodied energy trade to data centres.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/data-centres-and-embodied-energy-trade/

[Data centres](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_data_centres/) (energy) and [Embodied energy trade](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_embodied/) (energy): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Energy flow

*Physical flow · Direct · Embodied energy trade → Data centres*

Siting computing near cheap power exports energy as data.

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