{"id":246554,"date":"2024-02-23T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/five-things-to-know-about-the-new-nine-state-heat-pump-pledge\/"},"modified":"2024-02-23T18:55:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T18:55:23","slug":"five-things-to-know-about-the-new-nine-state-heat-pump-pledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/five-things-to-know-about-the-new-nine-state-heat-pump-pledge\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Things to Know About the New Nine-State Heat Pump Pledge\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"custom-caption\">Heat pumps run on electricity and are energy efficient \u2013\u00a0meaning they can be powered by solar and wind energy and save us money on energy bills. Photo: EcoPhotography.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Flooding, uncharacteristically warm temperatures, and minimal snowfall: These are all symptoms of climate change in New England this winter. It\u2019s clear we need to move away from the fossil fuels warming our planet, like gas, oil, and coal, so we can protect our region for future generations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">One way to do so is to upgrade how we heat our homes and businesses. That\u2019s why a new nine-state pledge to boost electric heat pumps is garnering attention. It holds the promise of booting outdated and polluting gas heating. With Massachusetts, Maine, and Rhode Island all signing on to the pledge, let\u2019s look at five takeaways from this agreement and what they mean for you.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1. Heat Pumps Can Save Money and Cut&#8230;<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clf.org\/blog\/five-things-to-know-about-the-new-nine-state-heat-pump-pledge\/\"target=\"_blank\">Read the full article originally published at www.clf.org.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heat pumps run on electricity and are energy efficient \u2013\u00a0meaning they can be powered by solar and wind energy and save us money on energy bills. Photo: EcoPhotography. Flooding, uncharacteristically warm temperatures, and minimal snowfall: These are all symptoms of climate change in New England this winter. It\u2019s clear we need to move away from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":246555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[374],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v20.0 (Yoast SEO v20.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Five Things to Know About the New Nine-State Heat Pump Pledge\u00a0 - Republic of Green News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clf.org\/blog\/five-things-to-know-about-the-new-nine-state-heat-pump-pledge\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Five Things to Know About the New Nine-State Heat Pump Pledge\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Heat pumps run on electricity and are energy efficient \u2013\u00a0meaning they can be powered by solar and wind energy and save us money on energy bills. 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