We Install Heat Pumps All Year Long
Please note, though Royal River Heat Pumps will be closed for Christmas break Friday, December 24th through Sunday, January 2, (reopening on Monday, January 3rd) we install heat pumps throughout the winter season.
Please note, though Royal River Heat Pumps will be closed for Christmas break Friday, December 24th through Sunday, January 2, (reopening on Monday, January 3rd) we install heat pumps throughout the winter season.
Check out this news article about a heat pump water heater study in the Pacific Northwest aimed at decarbonization and creating efficient energy systems. “This approach makes HPWHs significantly more energy efficient than traditional units. Considering that water heating accounts for about one-seventh of the electricity use in a home, improved efficiency translates to significant energy and cost savings, as well as potential environmental benefits.”
Efficiency Maine is offering qualifying Service Stations with retail operations in Maine enhanced incentives to install heat pumps (retrofits only.)
Efficiency Maine will accept applications beginning on September 1, 2021 and continue through January 31, 2022.
Check out this news video from Dustin Wlodkowski, Heat Wave Blankets Maine, With Another Day to Go.
Check out this article from Treehugger discussing the use of heat pump water heaters in a Passivhaus. When combined with a heat pump they make even more sense because the heat pump water heater can draw on the heat from the efficient heat pump in the winter, and provide cooling and dehumidification in the summer.
Check out this article from the New York Times about electric heat pumps and how they can help you reduce fossil fuel use while staying warm, or cool! Americans are buying over 5 million air conditioners when heat pumps are more efficient and can also be used to save on heating costs in the winter.
According to this article Scotland is planning an initiative to put heat pumps in at least one million homes and 50,000 businesses by 2030. The Netherlands is planning on two million hybrid heat pumps by 2030 by installing at least 100,000 per year starting in 2024. These goals will help create the necessary volume to promote price reductions. In the Netherlands, hybrid heat pumps save homeowners up to 70% on natural gas consumption for heating. A heat pump works like a refrigerator and can be powered by solar and wind energy. To heat a building, a heat pump extracts energy from outside air and converts it to heat for the building. In summer, the heat pump runs in reverse and takes energy from the room and moves that heat outside, efficiently cooling your home or business.
The White House has announced that the government is going to develop “building performance standards” for federal buildings and establish new Energy Star standards for heat pumps. This is all part of the White House agenda to achieve 100 percent clean electricity by 2035. According to this article from the Washington Post, Jeffrey Schub, Executive Director of the Coalition for Green Capital, said “The need for heat pumps is clear. Electric heat pumps are the key central technology for decarbonizing buildings, especially households.”
Installing electric heat pumps in place of a gas furnace and gas water heater could reduce heating emissions by more than 45 percent over the next 10 years. That’s like cutting your car’s carbon pollution by more than half, according to his article from Sierra Club.
Effective 5/1/2021 Efficiency Maine is reducing heat pump rebates by 20% due to their limited budget.
Rebates for installations after 5/1/2021 must be claimed within 90 days of the installation.
Heat Pumps that were quoted prior to 5/1/2021 and installed by 7/31/2021 are grandfathered.
Any business that is registered as a “Small General Service” (SGS) or “General Service” (GS) electricity customer may be eligible for financing options to upgrade to high-performance heat pumps. Visit Efficiency Maine for more information.
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