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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McKinsey & Company notes that heat pumps use electricity instead of coal or gas, allowing them to be powered entirely by renewable energy.
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Ankit Mishra, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Electric buses, solar power, and ground-source heat pumps are among the eligible technologies.
—Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Oct. 2024
Americans are also taking advantage of the climate law in a big way; recent Treasury Department data shows more than 3.4 million US households claimed a whopping $8.4 billion to help offset the cost of rooftop solar panels, solar water heaters, home batteries and heat pumps.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 22 Sep. 2024
While utilities have historically controlled major decisions impacting the grids, consumers are making the decision to purchase EVs, rooftop solar, batteries and heat pumps.
—Devrim Celal, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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Ankit Mishra, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Electric buses, solar power, and ground-source heat pumps are among the eligible technologies.
—Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Oct. 2024
Americans are also taking advantage of the climate law in a big way; recent Treasury Department data shows more than 3.4 million US households claimed a whopping $8.4 billion to help offset the cost of rooftop solar panels, solar water heaters, home batteries and heat pumps.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 22 Sep. 2024
While utilities have historically controlled major decisions impacting the grids, consumers are making the decision to purchase EVs, rooftop solar, batteries and heat pumps.
—Devrim Celal, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Heat pump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heat%20pump. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.
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