Overcoming barriers to heat pump adoption in cold climates and avoiding the 'energy poverty trap'
May 31, 2024
May 31, 2024
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 31 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
Study: Heating with justice: Barriers and solutions to a just energy transition in cold climates (DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107699)
Converting home heating systems from natural gas furnaces to electric heat pumps is seen as a way to address climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
But a new University of Michigan study of 51 Southeast Michigan households sho . . .
Study: Heating with justice: Barriers and solutions to a just energy transition in cold climates (DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107699)
Converting home heating systems from natural gas furnaces to electric heat pumps is seen as a way to address climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
But a new University of Michigan study of 51 Southeast Michigan households sho . . .