# Data centres and Energy in buildings

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/data-centres-and-energy-in-buildings/

[Data centres](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_data_centres/) (energy) and [Energy in buildings](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_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.