# Energy in buildings and Thermal coal

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/energy-in-buildings-and-thermal-coal/

[Energy in buildings](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_buildings/) (energy) and [Thermal coal](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/thermal_coal/) (energy): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: power plant fuel

*Cost and price · Moderate · Both ways*

Coal remains the largest source of electricity in India and China and a declining one in the US. Yearly moves correlate at 0.32 with the US city price, weak because US tariffs depend mainly on gas and network costs.

- **0.09** monthly change correlation
- **0.32** 12-month change correlation
- **0.17** fitted elasticity

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