Heat pumps twice as efficient as fossil fuel systems in cold weather, study finds

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Heat pumps twice as efficient as fossil fuel systems in cold weather, study finds
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The coldest temperature ever recorded in the UK is -27. That's right around the inflection point for where heat pumps become less efficient than electric heaters. Until the gulf stream fails, the UK is pretty safe to use heat pumps everywhere.

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