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@mrmattsimon.bsky.social Senior writer @grist. Formerly @wired. Book on microplastics: bit.ly/3mVzUyY. msimon@grist.org
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Oregon, U.S. reach heat pump 'tipping point'

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By Matt Simon Verified, Isobel Charle Verified
| Big News Network Verified
By Matt Simon for Grist. Broadcast version by Isobel Charle for Oregon News Service reporting for the Grist-Public News Service Collaboration It appears America is falling in love with heat pumps, which is a tall order for an appliance. They use tricks of physics to extract warmth from wintry air and bring it inside, a far more efficient way of staying toasty than with gas furnaces. (It’s better to move heat from one place to another, instead of generating it by burning fossil fuels.
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The US may be hitting a tipping point for heat pumps

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By Matt Simon Verified
| Katy Times Verified
It appears America may be falling in love with heat pumps, which is a tall order for an appliance. Heat pumps extract warmth from wintry air and bring it inside, a far more efficient way of staying toasty than with gas furnaces. It’s better to move heat from one place to another, instead of generating it by burning fossil fuels. Cold-climate heat pumps can still do this in the most frigid of places.
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The US may be hitting a tipping point for heat pumps

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By Matt Simon Verified
| Benton County Enterprise Verified
Posted 8/17/26 Grist reports that the U.S. is nearing a tipping point for heat pumps, which are more efficient than gas furnaces, with increasing adoption in new housing. This item is available in full to subscribers. E-mail Password Print and web subscribers If you're a print and web subscriber, but do not yet have an online account, click here to create one. Non-subscribers Click here to see your options for becoming a subscriber.
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