Distributors will receive incentives for selling heat pumps. They will keep a small percentage of the money for themselves and pass most of the savings on to the contractors buying the equipment. The contractors, in turn, will pass the lower price on to the customers.
Hah. As if.
If they were really serious about it, they’d make it so that air conditioners must be reversible under code. The BOM isn’t that significant and Midea is making them dirt cheap now.
This is why I find it hilarious that suddenly people are talking about heat pumps so much. They’re not a new technology by any means.
The only reason your current air conditioner doesn’t run in reverse (a heat pump) is because they wanted to save $10 in materials, and charge $1000 or more for one that does.
The big change that’s happened recently (if I understand correctly) is that there’s been a big upswing in usability/efficiency in colder temps. The newer models continue working well below freezing, and don’t necessarily require a traditional heating system for backup.
