Heat pumps are becoming increasingly popular as a climate-friendly option for heating and cooling homes. Whether it’s ducted heat pumps, mini-splits, or even geothermal systems, more and more people are turning to this efficient HVAC technology. Recently prominent news sources and magazines praised heat pumps for their potential to help reduce climate change. Several state and local governments have escalated the rebates and incentives they offer homeowners who install them. The Department of Energy is also throwing its weight behind heat pump adoption over traditional heating systems. As of December 2021, shipments of heat pumps were up 14.6 percent year over year, according to the Air Conditioning, Heating, & Refrigeration Institute (an industry trade group). In a nationally representative survey of 2,103 U.S. adults in June 2022 by Consumer Reports, 49% of those without a heat pump said they would “maybe” consider it in the future. (9% replied with a clear-cut “yes.”) This number has been steadily increasing over recent years as more Americans explore energy efficient alternatives to traditional heating systems.