In order to meet its climate goals, America needs to replace 2.4 million fossil fuel furnaces every year for the next 27 years.

I’ll note that this post is paywalled, but the key facts are outside the paywall.

  • poVoq@slrpnk.net
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    1 year ago

    Yes, they are typically calculated as having above 100% efficiency as they use the energy to move and concentrate heat instead of producing it like other heating systems. I agree that this is technically wrong, but it does make sense when looking at it in the above context of heating systems.