Heat pumps can help alleviate residential energy insecurity in the USA

Xiaofeng Ye, Yueming Lucy Qiu (), Destenie Nock and Bo Xing
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Xiaofeng Ye: University of Maryland at College Park
Yueming Lucy Qiu: University of Maryland at College Park
Destenie Nock: Carnegie Mellon University
Bo Xing: Salt River Project

Nature Energy, 2025, vol. 10, issue 9, 1056-1057

Abstract: In the USA, households with heat pumps tend to cool their homes earlier, and this adoption helps narrow the income-based disparities in cooling usage. Heat pumps can help to alleviate residential energy insecurity and contribute to making energy more affordable and homes more comfortable, especially in the summer.

Date: 2025
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