Electric heat pumps out-perform fossil fuel and baseboard electric heating at winter temperatures as low as -10°C, and according to some data as low as -30°C, concludes a research commentary published this week in the journal Joule.
The results show that “heat pumps are key to decarbonizing Canadian buildings,” said lead author Duncan Gibb, senior advisor at the UK-based Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP). “This research features data from Canada and shows that heat pumps can perform more than twice as efficiently as an electric heater or gas furnace—even on the coldest day of the year.”
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