heat pump
noun
: an apparatus for heating or cooling (such as a building) by transferring heat by mechanical means from or to an external reservoir (such as the ground, water, or outside air)
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Until recently, there were significant federal tax credits to help ordinary Americans get heat pumps, and other energy efficiency upgrades, in their homes.
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Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025
At the same time, power-hungry data centers, electric vehicles and heat pumps are increasing demand for electricity.
—Ivan Penn, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
The technologies to electrify process heat that rarely exceeds 250 degrees Celsius, or 482 degrees Fahrenheit, such as heat pumps and electrical boilers, already exist.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Part of the project will involve installing a heat pump at the Clinton Center plant, Tennille said.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2025
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Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025
At the same time, power-hungry data centers, electric vehicles and heat pumps are increasing demand for electricity.
—Ivan Penn, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
The technologies to electrify process heat that rarely exceeds 250 degrees Celsius, or 482 degrees Fahrenheit, such as heat pumps and electrical boilers, already exist.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Part of the project will involve installing a heat pump at the Clinton Center plant, Tennille said.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Heat pump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heat%20pump. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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