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> Heat pumps don’t work all that well in Canadian climates. They seem to work okay in many parts of Alaska (down to about -20C): * https://www.nrel.gov/news/f
by throw0101c 4y ago
> Heat pumps don’t work all that well in Canadian climates.
They seem to work okay in many parts of Alaska (down to about -20C):
* 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...
- woodrow 4y agoParts of Alaska (eg Fairbanks, Juneau) are not as cold as the Canadian prairies, where it frequently gets well below -20C in the depths of winter. In Winnipeg the average low in January is -21C. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_and_climate_of_Winnipeg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_and_climate_of_Winni...