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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Homes and buildings need to change to electric heat pumps for space and water heating.
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
That includes buying electric vehicles and replacing their natural gas appliances with electric appliances, such as heat pumps.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
Opponents argue that the change in billing policy won’t meaningfully encourage customers to adopt electric vehicles and heat pumps and will instead discourage energy conservation while punishing rooftop solar customers.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
These units are effective at maintaining a consistent temperature throughout the home and can be coupled with a furnace or heat pump for year-round comfort.
—Sara Kendall, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
Kevin Kane is a co-founder of Green Homeowners United, a Milwaukee company that helps make people with older, drafty homes aware of subsidies for installing insulation, heat pumps and solar panels.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 1 May 2024
Electric furnaces and heat pumps will provide cooling and air conditioning, energy-efficient windows and insulation will seal out the cold, and batteries will provide backup power when the sun isn't shining.
—Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
But with heat pumps, they’re powered by electricity.
—Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Apr. 2024
Electrical technologies like industrial heat pumps, electric resistance heaters, electric arcs and electromagnetic induction can provide the heat needed by industry, and some can achieve temperatures higher than fossil fuel combustion- — more than hot enough for any industrial process.
—Jeffrey Rissman, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
That includes buying electric vehicles and replacing their natural gas appliances with electric appliances, such as heat pumps.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
Opponents argue that the change in billing policy won’t meaningfully encourage customers to adopt electric vehicles and heat pumps and will instead discourage energy conservation while punishing rooftop solar customers.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
These units are effective at maintaining a consistent temperature throughout the home and can be coupled with a furnace or heat pump for year-round comfort.
—Sara Kendall, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
Kevin Kane is a co-founder of Green Homeowners United, a Milwaukee company that helps make people with older, drafty homes aware of subsidies for installing insulation, heat pumps and solar panels.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 1 May 2024
Electric furnaces and heat pumps will provide cooling and air conditioning, energy-efficient windows and insulation will seal out the cold, and batteries will provide backup power when the sun isn't shining.
—Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
But with heat pumps, they’re powered by electricity.
—Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Apr. 2024
Electrical technologies like industrial heat pumps, electric resistance heaters, electric arcs and electromagnetic induction can provide the heat needed by industry, and some can achieve temperatures higher than fossil fuel combustion- — more than hot enough for any industrial process.
—Jeffrey Rissman, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Heat pump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heat%20pump. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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