Why heat pumps?
Heat pumps are ideally suited for the Northwest, delivering efficiencies 2-3 times that of electric resistance space heating. That is because heat pumps don’t actually make heat, they use a refrigerant and a compressor to extract heat from the outside air and “pump” it into your home. In the summer, heat pumps can reverse cycle and serve as efficient air conditioners. And, because the price of natural gas has gone up more than the price of electricity over the last few years, heat pumps heat for less in the Northwest. Period.
