On Thu, Apr 7, 2022 at 10:48 PM Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> H LV <hveeder...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Oil and gas furnaces are now being banned in new construction projects in >> parts of Canada. >> > > What are they installing instead? Surely heat pumps don't work in most of > Canada. > > Are they putting in resistance heaters? Those are extremely efficient. I > find it hard to believe they would be mandated. > > The bans in Canada are in Vancouver and Quebec. The same article mentions bans in other countries. https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/bans-fossil-fuel-heating-homes-1.6327113 quote "In most cases, fossil fuel combustion is being replaced with electric heating. That can include more traditional but less efficient options, such as baseboard heaters and electric furnaces. However, there has been a big push to instead choose more efficient heat pumps. The Canadian Institute for Climate Choices report found that to drive deeper emissions cuts, the switch to heat pumps "would play an essential and growing role."" Harry
