During peak demand periods, she continued, the utility could opt to turn off the heat pump, but “if the homeowner needs to take a shower, he can override it.” “We’re in the age of demand control,” added Ito
Heat pumps heat air to a lower (but still hot) temperature vs a gas furnace, so they need to move more air to keep your home warm. If your home has small ducts, more common in cold climates, you can either upgrade them or install aduct-less heat pump. Replacing ductwork is a big ...
policy makers setting emissions limits, or tenants looking for greener spaces. Electrifying space and water heating systems is one way to reduce building emissions—and electric heat-pump technology, which has improved and become cost-competitive ...
If you own solar panels, or you’re on a time-of-use plan with your electric company (this is rare outside of California), then the numbers get fuzzier. We cover the details for solar in another article. But basically, you need to figure out how much of a heat pump’s energy use...
Before we get into the real details, check out the quick numbers for the heat pump I just installed. Note that I live in Colorado, which has lots of heat and amoderate amount of cold– right about what you’d expect from our position halfway between Maine and California. ...