Why heat pumps are still so hot in the US
It feels as if it should be illegal to even think about heating appliances during the height of summer-seriously, these heat waves in New York have been brutal-but we need to talk about heat pumps. The appliances use electricity for heating, they’re incredibly efficient, and they’re on the rise. (For what it’s worth, many heat pumps can also be run in reverse to cool buildings.) In the US, heat pump sales have doubled over the past 15 years, according to a new report. And they’re winning the hea
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