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Americans want heat pumps – but high electricity prices may get in the way

  • Written by Roxana Shafiee, Environmental Fellow, Center for the Environment, Harvard University; Harvard Kennedy School
imageWorkers install an air-source heat pump at a home in Charlotte, Vt.Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

Heat pumps can reduce carbon emissions associated with heating buildings, and many states have set aggressive targets to increase their use in the coming decades. But while heat pumps are often cheaperchoices for new buildings, getting homeowners to...

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