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The humble heat pump could improve San Francisco’s CO2 emissions profile
- BoiledCabbage 5y agoIt seems like a technology that should be more popular.
- foxyv 5y agoThe problem is that the total cost of ownership is a bit more than a gas furnace due to maintenance and increased initial cost. Also their reliability isn't very good when compared to traditional furnaces. So even if you can save on energy costs you usually don't have much incentive to switch if you have already paid for a gas furnace.
- bradknowles 5y agoHeat pumps are a great idea where you have reliable power and your lowest temperatures you could see are not too low. If the temperatures you could see go below a certain level then a heat pump makes less sense, because you’re going to have to build in an auxiliary heating system. If your power isn’t reliable, then a heat pump doesn’t make any sense at all, because no part of it can run without power. And so now you know why a lot of people are likely to stick with gas.