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by KptMarchewa 71 days ago
Ground heat pumps still use electricity.
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Yes but the major energy consumption of a household is heating than transport than utility.

Using ground heat (deep ones) reduces the electricity need sign.

Also if a heat pumpt creates 3-6 the energy from 1kwh, its even more efficient to burn oil and gas to make energy out of it and remote heat than just burning it locally in your burner.