# Geothermal power plants and Natural gas

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/geothermal-power-plants-and-natural-gas/

[Geothermal power plants](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_geo_power/) (energy) and [Natural gas](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/natural_gas/) (energy): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: rival source

*Cost and price · Weak · Both ways*

Gas plants compete with geothermal for steady power, and high gas prices improve the case for new wells. The turbine proxy does not follow gas, with monthly moves at -0.05.

- **-0.05** monthly change correlation
- **-0.02** 12-month change correlation
- **0.06** fitted elasticity

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