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These States Are Basically Begging You to Get a Heat Pump (www.wired.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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These States Are Basically Begging You to Get a Heat Pump::You need a heat pump, ASAP. Now nine states are teaming up to accelerate the adoption of this climate superhero.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You're also completely at the whims of your power company for your heating/cooling needs. Here in Australia they privatised the electricity companies and our power bills are astronomical unless you are one of the fortunate few who own their own house and can install solar.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

America's basically never had public utilities to begin with. If you're not at the whims of the electric company, you're at the whims of the gas company. Which is sometimes the same one.