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Europe’s Heat Pumps Put America’s to Shame | If switching one home to a heat pump improves energy efficiency, why not whole cities? (www.theatlantic.com)
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[–] RaoulDook 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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.

[–] shalafi 5 points 1 week ago

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?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Yep, but district heating and cooling is rare; it exists in a few major cities and a few university and corporate campuses.