Oxford study proves heat pumps triumph over fossil fuels in the cold

Technology@lemmy.world – 816 points – 10 months ago

Oxford study proves heat pumps triumph over fossil fuels in the cold::Published Monday in the scientific journal Joule, the research found that heat pumps are two to three times more efficient than their oil and gas counterparts, specifically in temperatures ranging from 10 C to -20 C.

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You might not be totally out of luck:

More modern units do pretty well down to -20f.
Ground-source systems don't care about air temps (but are more expensive)

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