Heat pumps are mechanical systems that use electricity to move heat from one place to another. They are very efficient, using far less energy to heat a space than it would take to generate the same heat by burning a fuel. And they can move heat in either direction, to cool a space in summer and to heat it in the winter.
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Heat pumps have also been around for a long time: the first heat pump was built in 1857, and Geneva’s City Hall in Switzerland installed a heat pump in 1928 that is still in use. And the technology has seen major improvements: homes that use modern heat pump systems are very comfortable in all seasons even in Waterloo Region’s climate, and they can also go a long way toward reducing our carbon footprints.
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As our community, our province, the nation and the world transition off of fossil fuels to prevent catastrophic climate change, heat pumps will play an increasingly important role in our homes.
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