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Lithium iron phosphate batteries and Small, airborne and traditional wind

Their prices have moved together.

Lithium iron phosphate batteries (energy) and Small, airborne and traditional wind (energy): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: complement

Cost and price · Weak · Both ways

Off-grid small turbines need batteries to store power for calm periods. The US battery index and the turbine proxy show no link, with monthly moves at -0.03, as the proxy covers large turbines.

  • -0.03 monthly change correlation
  • -0.03 12-month change correlation
  • 0.61 fitted elasticity

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