Articles on Installing home heat pump

January 29, 2026

Americans want heat pumps – but high electricity prices may get in the way

Roxana Shafiee, Harvard University; Harvard Kennedy School

Many homeowners could save money on their heating bills by installing heat pumps – but not everyone, and not everywhere.

May 2, 2024

Gareth Thomas, Cardiff University

The public is largely open to moving away from fossil fuel use for residential heating and hot water.

September 7, 2023

Theresa Pistochini, University of California, Davis

Heat pumps can be 400% more efficient than a gas furnace.

Gareth Thomas
Research Associate in the School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University
Theresa Pistochini
PhD Candidate, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Davis, University of California, Davis
Roxana Shafiee
Environmental Fellow, Center for the Environment, Harvard University; Harvard Kennedy School