Nine states, including California and New York, sign heat pump agreement to clean up air pollution | Getting heat pumps into homes and buildings can cut down pollution and fight climate change
by Hrmbee
Nine states, including California and New York, sign heat pump agreement to clean up air pollution | Getting heat pumps into homes and buildings can cut down pollution and fight climate change
by Hrmbee
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>Nine states inked an agreement today to promote heat pump sales. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) sets a 2030 target for heat pumps to make up 65 of residential heating, cooling, and water heating equipment sales. By 2040, the goal is for heat pumps to account for 90 percent of the HVAC and water heating market.
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>Heat pumps are more energy efficient alternatives to traditional heating and cooling systems. And because they’re electric, they can feasibly run on renewables like wind and solar once there’s more clean energy coursing through power grids. The states on board with the agreement include: California, Colorado, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Rhode Island.
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>“Even though it’s not legally binding, it does plant a flag and set a strong shared target that states are collectively moving in this direction,” says Emily Levin, senior policy advisor at Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM). The nonprofit association of air quality agencies spearheaded the effort to adopt an MOU.
This looks to be a good start, and hopefully more jurisdictions are looking to encourage the adoption of these more efficient technologies, especially in new construction.
Bad news for AME.