# Fluorochemicals and refrigerants and Geothermal direct use and ground-source heat pumps

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/fluorochemicals-and-refrigerants-and-geothermal-direct-use-and-ground-source-heat-pumps/

[Fluorochemicals and refrigerants](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/fluoro_intermediates/) (chemical) and [Geothermal direct use and ground-source heat pumps](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_geo_direct/) (energy): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: working fluid

*Cost and price · Weak · Both ways*

Most heat pumps use fluorinated refrigerants, which face phase-down rules. The US fluorochemical proxy and heat pump index show a weak link, with yearly changes correlating at 0.23. New refrigerants cost more.

- **-0.00** monthly change correlation
- **0.23** 12-month change correlation
- **0.32** fitted elasticity

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