# Geothermal direct use and ground-source heat pumps and Heat pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration

Energy flows from geothermal direct use and ground-source heat pumps to heat pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration; their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/geothermal-direct-use-and-ground-source-heat-pumps-and-heat-pumps-air-conditioning-and-refrigeration/

[Geothermal direct use and ground-source heat pumps](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_geo_direct/) (energy) and [Heat pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_heat_pumps/) (energy): 2 relationships.

## How they are linked

### 1. Energy flow

*Physical flow · 58.8% of flow · Geothermal direct use and ground-source heat pumps → Heat pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration*

Ground loops supply the low-grade heat that heat pumps upgrade.

- **58.8%** of Geothermal direct use and ground-source heat pumps's energy goes this way

### 2. Price link: shared industry

*Cost and price · Strong · Both ways*

Ground-source units are a type of heat pump made by the same industry as air conditioners. The US indices move together moderately: monthly changes correlate at 0.28 and yearly changes at 0.63.

- **0.28** monthly change correlation
- **0.63** 12-month change correlation
- **0.55** fitted elasticity

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