Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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The home heating and cooling technology known as the heat pump is incredibly efficient, meaning big potential savings both for carbon emissions and for utility bills. So how good are heat pumps for the climate? And how much money do they save?

Resources:
Carbon Switch heat pump savings guide:
carbonswitch.com/heat-pump-savings

Fixr home heating cost estimates:
Heat pump: fixr.com/costs/heat-pump-installation
Oil furnace: fixr.com/costs/oil-furnace
Gas furnace: fixr.com/costs/natural-gas-furnace

This Old House, how a heat pump works:
youtube.com/watch?v=-vU9x3dFMrU

This Old House, how to install a heat pump:
youtube.com/watch?v=lF10daoMrag

Shannon's Grist article on heat pumps in cold climates:
grist.org/housing/heat-pumps-do-work-in-the-cold-americans-just-dont-know-it-yet

RMI's guide to heat pumps in cold environments

Wirecutter guide to heat pumps
nytimes.com/wirecutter/guides/heat-pump-buying-guide

Consumer Reports guide to heat pumps
consumerreports.org/cro/heat-pumps/buying-guide/index.htm

Heat pumps that look like George Clooney:
twitter.com/mikefsway/status/1503362924529823756?s=20&t=-Idx7uOAstc6q_CEQ7hPNQ

00:00 Intro
00:29 How efficient are heat pumps?
01:17 What's the CO2 savings?
02:52 Cost comparison
05:50 Heat pumps in cold weather

#heatpump #climatechange #personalfinance #co2