# Data centres and Energy-intensive industry

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/data-centres-and-energy-intensive-industry/

[Data centres](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_data_centres/) (energy) and [Energy-intensive industry](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_heavy_industry/) (energy): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: same utility prices

*Cost and price · Strong · Both ways*

Commercial and industrial tariffs are set by the same utilities from the same generation costs. Monthly moves correlate at 0.83, the strongest link here, showing a shared fuel and network cost base rather than any trade between the two users.

- **0.83** monthly change correlation
- **0.63** 12-month change correlation
- **1.18** fitted elasticity

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