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Electric heat pumps can slash heating emissions by more than half in California homes

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by Justin Gerdes, Greentech Media

California aims to be carbon-neutral by 2045. Any path to get there will require decarbonizing the state’s buildings.

According to a new Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) study, published in the Electricity Journal, electric heat pumps should be part of any long-term building decarbonization strategy in California.

“If you purchase and install a new heat pump today, you can expect emission reductions over its life of between 50 and 70 percent compared to conventional gas alternatives,” Pierre Delforge, study co-author and senior scientist, climate and clean energy program, NRDC, told Greentech Media in an interview. The other co-author, Anna Brockway, is a graduate student in the Energy & Resources Group at the University of California, Berkeley.

Read more: https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/electric-heat-pumps-can-slash-heating-emissions-by-half-in-california

New programs nudge homeowners to switch to electric heat pumps

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by Steven Nadel, Aceee

From coast to coast, several programs are starting to help homeowners switch from space and water heating fueled by oil, propane, and natural gas to high-efficiency heat pumps powered by clean electricity. Multiple studies have found such conversions will be necessary to achieve deep cuts in carbon dioxide emissions (see here and here), while also saving energy and money for customers. Our recent ACEEE report profiled a few programs, primarily in California and the Northeast, that are promoting electrification and often combining equipment incentives with other energy efficiency measures.

read more: http://aceee.org/blog/2018/08/new-programs-nudge-homeowners-switch