Sales are growing so quickly that some installers wonder whether heat pumps could even wipe out the demand for new air conditioners in a few years and put a significant dent in the number of natural gas furnaces.

  • MacroCyclo@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Every time the carbon tax goes up, the gap between electric and natural gas closes.

    But heat pumps are much more efficient than electric heating and a much cheaper source of heat.

    • OminousOrange@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      Unless you’re in Saskatchewan, where both utilities increase because we burn natural gas and coal for power.