In the U.S., more people bought heat pumps for their homes than traditional fossil-fuel furnaces. In Poland, the market for heat pumps more than doubled. China is installing more than any other country.
“After maybe buying an electric vehicle or taking the bus more often or carpooling to reduce their travel-related emissions, maybe people hear about heat pumps, which is the next-biggest-impact thing they can do personally — installing a heat pump and reducing their emissions from heating their home,” said Neil Kowley, a building electrification specialist at the public-interest organization Southwest Energy Efficiency Project.
A heat pump works similarly to a refrigerator. Inside the heat pump, a refrigerant is placed under high pressure, which converts it into a pressurized, superheated gas, which is then condensed using electrical power and released into the room as heat, he said. However, heat pumps are effective only at temperatures above minus-20 degrees Fahrenheit — Kowley recommends having backup furnaces in extreme conditions. Installing heat pumps can also be difficult because of supply chain issues and a lack of trained technicians, he said.
“These incentives for households, combined with investments in manufacturing facilities using Inflation Reduction Act funding, are part of a multi-pronged approach to help promote greater adoption of heat pumps, solar panels and other home efficiency and clean energy products,” Agan said.
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