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There could be a hidden benefit in the adoption of ductless heat pumps. Not only are they more efficient than the systems they replace, but they can also provi
by alexose 5y ago
There could be a hidden benefit in the adoption of ductless heat pumps. Not only are they more efficient than the systems they replace, but they can also provide heating. This would reduce the amount of oil or natural gas being used to heat homes.
Of course, this is also dependent on regional factors, and the ability to properly manage refrigerants... like everything in climate science, the feedback mechanisms are complex and may have unintuitive results :)
- aaronbrethorst 5y agoI bought a house in Seattle in March and immediately had the old, unmaintained fossil gas (aka 'natural gas') furnace ripped out and replaced with a heat pump. The heat pump worked better for warming my house from March - May than the furnace did, and has managed to make the unprecedented heat wave we experienced earlier in the summer bearable. It wasn't cheap, but a lot of HVAC companies are offering great financing deals (like 0% interest for 36 months) for the new systems.
- alexose 5y agoI'm not 100% sure about Washington, but I know Oregon has a whole program to incentivize the switch. (I wish they paid even more, but something's better than nothing...) https://www.energytrust.org/ https://www.energytrust.org/