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by malfist 1193 days ago
> Only 17% of homes have heat pumps at the moment. 80M (though I believe its closer to 88M) homes in the US are single family detached homes.

> ... where the 80M single family homes in the US replace their furnaces with heat pumps.

Why would 13.6M homes with heat pumps need to replace their heat pump with a heat pump?

What percentage of that 80M single family homes have a climate that can run on heat pumps?