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Energy in buildings and Lighting and displays

Energy flows from lighting and displays to energy in buildings; their prices have moved together.

Energy in buildings (energy) and Lighting and displays (energy): 2 relationships.

How they are linked

1. Energy flow

Physical flow · 88% of flow · Lighting and displays → Energy in buildings

Lamps and screens light homes and workplaces.

  • 88% of Lighting and displays's energy goes this way

2. Price link: demand driver

Cost and price · Strong · Both ways

Most lighting sits in homes and offices, and the electricity it saves is the main reason to switch to LEDs. Yearly moves correlate at 0.63 with the electricity proxy, mostly a shared US price cycle rather than a direct cost link.

  • 0.09 monthly change correlation
  • 0.63 12-month change correlation
  • 1.04 fitted elasticity

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