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Small, airborne and traditional wind and Water

Their prices have moved together.

Small, airborne and traditional wind (energy) and Water (commodity): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: main use

Cost and price · Weak · Both ways

Traditional windpumps lift groundwater for farms and livestock. The value of these pumps depends on water needs and the cost of rival diesel or solar pumps. Solar pumps now win most new sales.

  • 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.