heat pump
noun
: an apparatus for heating or cooling (such as a building) by transferring heat by mechanical means from or to an external reservoir (such as the ground, water, or outside air)
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Instead, real estate developers have to install electric appliances, like induction stoves and heat pumps.
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Akielly Hu, Wired News, 29 Mar. 2025
And more consumers continue to look to heat pumps over oil and gas furnaces.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The rebates aim to reduce the cost of home upgrades like installing insulation and heat pumps or buying efficient appliances like electric stoves — with an eye to also reducing consumers’ energy bills and cutting planet-warming carbon emissions.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
Jacobson argued that to meet current climate goals, money is best spent on electric vehicles, heat pumps, induction cooktops, and the like—not geothermal ventures.
—Brent Crane, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
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Akielly Hu, Wired News, 29 Mar. 2025
And more consumers continue to look to heat pumps over oil and gas furnaces.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The rebates aim to reduce the cost of home upgrades like installing insulation and heat pumps or buying efficient appliances like electric stoves — with an eye to also reducing consumers’ energy bills and cutting planet-warming carbon emissions.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
Jacobson argued that to meet current climate goals, money is best spent on electric vehicles, heat pumps, induction cooktops, and the like—not geothermal ventures.
—Brent Crane, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Heat pump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heat%20pump. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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