I've dreamt of 1 heat pump to manage the whole house (HVAC, fridge, water, dryer), but delving into the details it makes more sense to have multiple different sized, individually packaged heat pumps for multiple applications. Maybe someone smarter will find a way combined use can make sense.
The heat pump water heater does cool a room though.
Nope, it actually emits heat. Great in winter, but not bad in summer either because it's not blowing air out a vent (and thus sucking hot outdoor air back into the home to make up for it). Of course you can still hang dry clothes in summer for even lower energy use and no heating.
They also recently got Mitsubishi heat pumps though. With those and their fireplace their old furnace is now basically vestigial.
Had the GE one for over a year now. Not having to transfer loads is wonderful. I also love that it measures just the right amount of liquid detergent out of a big tank full for each load. Did laundry at my mom's and literally forgot to put in detergent cause I only do it every month or two now.
Over the past few months, a new type of washer-dryer combo has emerged on the scene in North America (Yes,...
My inlaws in NY have a Generac for this (and to power sump pumps as snow melts and floods their basement).
It's funny/sad that this entire article fails to mention heat pump washer/dry combos. What better way to dry the rubber seals of a front loading washer than by making a dryer that works inside it? Saves a ton of energy and eliminates the need to transfer clothes to the dryer too.
Even if we absolutely must have L2 because we're charging parking enforcement/police vehicles that are driving 20 hours/day we should be slotting 4-6 EVs to charge on that 1 plug, instead of leaving it idle for 20 hours/day. If we don't we make EVs pricier than they truly are and slow adoption.
Like, when my own municipality gets a $15k quote for a single L2 EV charger I question it. A regular 120V outlet with a waterproof lockbox to hold an L1 charger should be much cheaper, especially if we pull it off our street light circuits (which have capacity after LED upgrades).
One thing I think about a lot with electrification is cost. If people/govs get overcharged then it will hold it up, maybe even stop it. I know many of the buildings listed here are pretty big, but $1.9M for just 10 buildings is a LOT. www.ithacajournal.com/story/news/2...
Initiatives of Ithaca's Sustainability and Climate Justice Comittee, Ithaca Green New Deal prompts $1.9 million for building decarbonization upgrades.