As more buildings use heat pumps, four technologies can provide grid support

Wider use of electric heat pumps to heat buildings creates a larger market for renewable energy, but also presents challenges, which can be met through building insulation and weatherization, cold climate heat pumps, thermal energy storage systems, and higher-voltage distribution grids, a report says. From pv magazine USA Heating more buildings with electric heat pumps can provide a larger market for renewable energy. Yet while adopting heat pumps, in a practice known as building electrification, "gets a lot of attention" in the utility industry, "little information is available about what grid ...

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