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Heat Smart, Live Cozy: Upgrade to Energy-efficient Heat Pump Space Heaters
Heat pumps turn one watt of electricity into three or four watts of heat, an efficiency feat that seems to violate the laws of physics!
Maine is making headlines nationally by taking steps to stop burning diesel fuel (called “#2 heating oil” to avoid the tax levied on diesel intended for on-road use) with no pollution controls in our basements to heat our homes. We are also making headlines by installing huge amounts of solar power, which works very well in our surprisingly sunny state. Super-efficient cold-climate electric heat pumps are the new technology that makes it possible to make the transition from fossil fuel to sunshine to heat homes everywhere in the world (even in places with real winters, like Maine). If you’re already enjoying heat pumps, great work! And if you haven’t yet tried them, the economic and environmental benefits are getting more compelling all the time.
Two That Matter Most
To know how well you are meeting your need for heat without wasting energy or creating unnecessary pollution, these two indicators matter most:
- How much fuel you burn.
- How much electricity you use.
