Grist | What's the true cost of a heat pump? @Grist | Uploaded July 2022 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
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
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