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> A heat pump could never be used in Minnesota, people would freeze. Heat pumps work in Alaska: * https://www.nrel.gov/news/features/2021/even-in-frigid-tempe
by throw0101a 5y ago
> A heat pump could never be used in Minnesota, people would freeze.
Heat pumps work in Alaska:
* https://www.nrel.gov/news/features/2021/even-in-frigid-temperatures-air-source-heat-pumps-keep-homes-warm-from-alaska-coast-to-us-mass-market.html https://www.nrel.gov/news/features/2021/even-in-frigid-tempe...
- bluGill 5y agoThe more inhabited parts of Alaska are milder climates than MN, despite being northern they have an ocean to moderate the temperatures. Ground source heat pumps work fine in both MN and the most remote parts of Alaska - but at a much higher cost to install.