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Cake day: June 13th, 2023

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  • I think it’s just a matter of what you’re comparing.

    Heat pumps are ridiculously “efficient” in terms of operation (like 200% efficient, etc. etc. etc.)

    But from what I am seeing with them they are claiming efficiency as “is it smarter to run an electric heat pump vs. a gas furnace” for your money. In that sense, a heat pump can be super efficient but still not as “efficient” for your wallet compared to a gas furnace given how much cheaper gas is (in the states that is.) Someone else commented that even after all the rebates and everything else, it would take >20 years to reach a payoff in terms of buying a heat pump vs a standard gas furnace. That timeline is generally outside what a typical homeowner looks at here.

    I mean- you even acknowledge you pick up what they’re saying so…?

    Perhaps we should set new terms like “operational efficiency” which is for the most part indisputable and “monetary efficiency” which is fluid and can definitely be varied around a single country, let alone the globe.