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Data centres and Energy in buildings

Their prices have moved together.

Data centres (energy) and Energy in buildings (energy): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: same utility prices

Cost and price · Strong · Both ways

Commercial and household tariffs are set by the same utilities from the same generation and grid costs. Monthly moves correlate at 0.73 and yearly at 0.89, showing a shared cost base rather than any trade between the two.

  • 0.73 monthly change correlation
  • 0.89 12-month change correlation
  • 0.91 fitted elasticity

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