2026-06-22 12:40 UTC
@Akshay@eupolicy.social Only if the renewables can provide the electrons. My analysis of several grid datasets suggests that seasonal supply deficits in renewables means that heat pump season is going to be serviced with nat gas turbines.
https://energyasicit.ca/solarPVpaper2/
https://energyasicit.ca/WindModel/
https://energyasicit.ca/HomeEnergy/
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@Akshay@eupolicy.social 2026-06-22 14:22
@icanbob@techhub.social Not sure how the EHPA calculated it, but heatpumps are more efficient heaters than gas boilers in any case, so they would save gas even if the electricity is gas based (which won’t be, as nearly 3/4 EU electricity is carbon free [renewables incl biomass, nuclear], already)