I am so happy that heat pumps are getting more and more attention. They have the opportunity to reduce the energy used to heat a home by 75%.
They're not "perfect" (e.g. they don't work at <0F temperatures without truly absurdly large heat-exchange components that aren't worth the capital expense). I also know a lot of people would like the option to use natural gas, but I'd like to think that with this type of additional investment and focus, some future heat pumps could use natural gas as their "backup resistive heating" instead of electric.
They're not "perfect" (e.g. they don't work at <0F temperatures without truly absurdly large heat-exchange components that aren't worth the capital expense). I also know a lot of people would like the option to use natural gas, but I'd like to think that with this type of additional investment and focus, some future heat pumps could use natural gas as their "backup resistive heating" instead of electric.