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A previous program announced last year was expected to cost $250-million over four years. Under that program, all households had to pay for some of the costs of a new heat pump
Even carbon-pricing’s staunchest advocates acknowledge that the fuel charge’s perilous future, whenever Mr. Trudeau’s Liberals lose office, was at least somewhat undermining its effectiveness even before the recent swerve
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.
Ryan Kelly was already a heat pump advocate when he installed one in his almost century-old home a couple of years ago, but even he was surprised at how well it performed during a cold snap last winter.
Canada is known for its cold winters, but thanks to climate change, extreme heat is increasingly becoming a matter of life and death.