Already popular in the South and parts of the Southwest, heat pumps are now making headway in Chicago and other subzero cities, thanks to better cold-weather technology developed in Europe and Asia, as well as concerns about climate change and financial incentives from utilities and the federal government.
The heating and cooling industry doesn't release state or regional sales data, but Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC U.S., a major heat-pump supplier, told the Tribune that heat pump sales in the Chicago area market have increased by double digits year over year for the past 10 years. In 2023, the supplier's heat pump sales in the Chicago area increased by more than 25% over 2022.
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