Oxford study proves heat pumps triumph over fossil fuels in the cold::Published Monday in the scientific journal Joule, the research found that heat pumps are two to three times more efficient than their oil and gas counterparts, specifically in temperatures ranging from 10 C to -20 C.
Solar in winter for high latitudes is never gonna work, fully agree on that.
But at some point a hybrid system will be cheaper for part of the year than a pure gas system, at any latitude.
Whether it justifies the investment is indeed a cost/benefit analysis.
Downvoting on Lemmy is toxic, fully agree on you there. It really stifles healthy discussion. It seems Lemmy is engineered by communists who only want agreement lol. 😂