Why is Heat Pump Deployment so Tough? (DR Richardson & Jan Keleher - Elephant Energy) - Episode 63

Eight Minute Climate Fix

02/05/24 • 8 min

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In this episode, Paul is joined by DR Richardson and Jan Keleher of Elephant Energy to discuss the challenges of the residential heat pump market. With an array of federal, state and local incentives, a myriad of technology options, sizing requirements, electrical upgrade decisions and other factors that play into installing these units, Elephant Energy has found a niche as a "one-stop shop" in helping homeowners.
We explore why business model innovations such as Elephant's may be necessary to ensure that this useful decarbonization technology gets deployed at scale.
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02/05/24 • 8 min

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Eight Minute Climate Fix - Why is Heat Pump Deployment so Tough? (DR Richardson & Jan Keleher - Elephant Energy) - Episode 63

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This is 8 minutes a podcast helping you understand the energy and climate challenge in just a few minutes , and your host , paul Schuster . Heat pumps are having a moment . According to the International Energy Agency , pump sales grew by 11% globally last year and here in the US heat pump sales officially outpaced gas for the sales for the first time last year , boosted by incenti

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