Heat pumps slash emissions even if powered by a dirty grid | Grist

https://grist.org/energy/yes-heat-pumps-slash-emissions-even-if-powered-by-a-dirty-grid/

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davel@lemmy.ml · 17 pts · 2y

YouTuber Technology Connections has done some great videos on heat pumps.

Gormadt@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2y (1 reply)

That makes sense given how efficient those things are

Those things are crazy efficient

alvvayson@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

Indeed.

And the same is true for electric transportation.

ashok36@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Heat pumps are designed to last 15-20 years. Even if the power source is a coal plant today, there's a fairly good chance the power source will be solar or wind or something else halfway through its life. That's the beauty of centralized power generation and electrification.

kaosof@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y

Apparently newer models are more like 20-30 years, conservatively, depending on use case.