MAINE MONITOR • September 17, 2023
Maine wants to install hundreds of thousands of electric heat pumps in the coming years to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lower home energy costs. Maine is more reliant than any other state on that pricey, carbon-intensive fuel. Heat pumps are the state’s favored alternative. These devices work like air conditioners or refrigerators to provide heating and cooling year-round with very high efficiency — meaning you get out much more energy than you put in. Heat pumps’ performance in the coldest weather has vastly improved over the years and, with it, public trust in using this technology in a climate like Maine’s.