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loeg
on Feb 9, 2024
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Nine US states are teaming up to accelerate the ad...
Heatpumps have resistance heating backup for the exceptional periods when it is too cold to make use of the compression system. Most people live somewhere a heatpump would work well.
heironimus
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Problem is, if everyone has resistance backup and it gets really cold, I doubt if the grid could keep up.
vundercind
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Oh, I’ve not see that kind, only the sort where the “e heat” feature on the thermostat is tied to a separate furnace.
giantg2
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This also assumes a resilient grid, which may not be the case for large areas of the rural US.
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