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minus-square@RaoulDooklinkEnglish5•1 day agoHeat pumps are quite common in the warmer US states. They are great at cooling in summer and good enough at heating in the winter.
minus-square@shalafilinkEnglish5•1 day agoYeah, I’m always a little mystified by these stories. Not sure I’ve lived anywhere without a heat pump in the last 20-years. Why are we trying to promote these things when they seem like a no-brainer in the first place?
minus-square@[email protected]OPMlinkfedilink3•1 day agoYep, but district heating and cooling is rare; it exists in a few major cities and a few university and corporate campuses.
Heat pumps are quite common in the warmer US states. They are great at cooling in summer and good enough at heating in the winter.
Yeah, I’m always a little mystified by these stories. Not sure I’ve lived anywhere without a heat pump in the last 20-years. Why are we trying to promote these things when they seem like a no-brainer in the first place?
Yep, but district heating and cooling is rare; it exists in a few major cities and a few university and corporate campuses.