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Oxford study proves heat pumps triumph over fossil fuels in the cold (www.nationalobserver.com)

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[–] joel 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

In Australia we call them reverse cycle air conditioners and they've been common for like 20 years. But then all our electricity comes from coal power plants so they're still fossil fuel powered anyway

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Still a net benefit due to CoP

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