But some contractors say electric heat pumps are only part of the solution and must be combined with other cost-saving measures like putting in new insulation or sealing up window cracks.

Source: https://time.com/6248870/how-to-lower-energy-bill-home/

It followed a backlash from homeowners in the proposed areas of Redcar and Whitby, with concerns that hydrogen is less safe, less energy-efficient and more expensive than gas or electric heat pumps.

Source: https://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/national/23648376.redcar-locals-call-vote-hydrogen-trial-ellesmere-port-plans-dropped/?ref=rss

Now that the electrification revolution is solidly underway — with electric car sales surging and electric heat pumps outselling gas furnaces — bad-faith actors are trying to exploit workers’ anxieties about their role in a zero-emission future.

Source: https://www.greeleytribune.com/2023/10/28/editorial-we-can-electrify-the-economy-without-leaving-workers-behind/

We have a solar hot-water heater, a solar cooker, and a solar food dryer; we heat and cool our home with a solar-powered electric heat pump, and we drive an electric car.

Source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/02/20/274441/