You need a heat pump, ASAP. Now nine states are teaming up to accelerate the adoption of this climate superhero.

Nine states have signed a memorandum of understanding that says that heat pumps should make up at least 65 percent of residential heating, air conditioning, and water-heating shipments by 2030. (“Shipments” here means systems manufactured, a proxy for how many are actually sold.) By 2040, these states—California, Colorado, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Rhode Island—are aiming for 90 percent of those shipments to be heat pumps.

  • johnjamesautobahn@beehaw.org
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    5 months ago

    Then they need to make energy credits and rebates available to more than just the lowest-income residents. Right now in California many homeowners are ineligible for these programs due to the income that enables them to own in the first place.

  • millie@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Would be cool if they’d hook a girl up with a house to put it in. The math on rent and income is a bit, uh…

  • Greens@beehaw.org
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    5 months ago

    California, Colorado, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Rhode Island

    Saved you a click.

    • Diplomjodler@feddit.de
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      5 months ago

      I don’t know much about US political geography but I’d venture a guess these are all run by the Democrats.

      • agegamon@beehaw.org
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        5 months ago

        Yes, they all have progressive backgrounds. Unfortunately not a lot of swing states or regressive states are going to be able to pass bills like this soon - if at all.

        • agegamon@beehaw.org
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          5 months ago

          Both Washington and Oregon (my home state) tend to work along the same lines with large progressive interests, but rarely at the same pace. Sometimes we’ll get our version of a given policy bill passed before they do, or vice versa.

          Seattle and many of the surrounding cities and counties have set aside money for rebates (I think most of them go through installers or utilities?) so it’s not like they have nothing. But yeah, would love to see more statewide incentives!