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25 States Agree To Quadruple Number Of Heat Pumps In America::The US Climate Alliance met in New York City this week to explain the benefits of heat pumps, including better health for American families.

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[–] frezik@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thing is, it's not much more than replacing the AC/furnace, anyway. They only last around 20 years. Often less, because people don't do preventative maintenance on them.

[–] billygoat@catata.fish 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Totally agree, but not everyone has the finances to do a big upfront cost like that. Same story as the $10 vs $50 pair of shoes from a century ago.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

First off, that's what government incentives are for. Exactly the sort of program that OP is pointing towards.

Second, this stuff breaks eventually. That's part of home ownership. I realize this isn't a perfect solution, but you really do need to plan for this sort of thing. In the case of my wife and I, we were easily able to cover it with a home equity loan (along with solar panels and a new rood and a few other things). We could only do that because we've been in the same house for over a decade, live in an area with rising house prices, and have good credit. These things will easily pay for themselves in the long run, so the home equity loan makes good sense.

But I'm fully aware not everyone can do that. This is a place where government needs to step in to do it faster.