# Geothermal power plants and Water

Geothermal power plants needs water; their prices have moved together.

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

[Geothermal power plants](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_geo_power/) (energy) and [Water](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/water/) (commodity): 2 relationships.

## How they are linked

### 1. Material need

*Physical flow · Direct · Water → Geothermal power plants*

Building or running Geothermal power plants needs water.

### 2. Price link: resource

*Cost and price · Weak · Both ways*

Geothermal plants need water or brine to carry heat, and many reinject it to keep the reservoir going. The US water index is a California market price, which shows local scarcity, not plant costs.

- **0.09** monthly change correlation
- **-0.28** 12-month change correlation
- **-0.02** fitted elasticity

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