Sunshine (she/her) to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish • 2 months agoHeat pumps continue to push fossil fuels out of Canadian homes440megatonnes.caexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1369arrow-down10
arrow-up1369arrow-down1external-linkHeat pumps continue to push fossil fuels out of Canadian homes440megatonnes.caSunshine (she/her) to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-square@cecilkorik@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish16•2 months agoMost of Canada’s power is hydroelectric and nuclear. 60% of Canada’s energy production is hydroelectric, and Ontario has three of the largest nuclear power plants in the world.
minus-square@GissaMittJobb@lemmy.mllinkfedilink11•edit-22 months agoGiven their vastly higher energy efficiency, they still reduce emissions even if running on fossil fuels by a significant amount.
minus-square@howrar@lemmy.calinkfedilink10•2 months agoIt could still be fossil fuel, but they’re more energy efficient than burning the fossil fuel directly for heat.
What are they powered by?
Most of Canada’s power is hydroelectric and nuclear. 60% of Canada’s energy production is hydroelectric, and Ontario has three of the largest nuclear power plants in the world.
Given their vastly higher energy efficiency, they still reduce emissions even if running on fossil fuels by a significant amount.
It could still be fossil fuel, but they’re more energy efficient than burning the fossil fuel directly for heat.