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Heat Pumps Overtake Gas Furnaces in 2024 New-Home Shipments

7/15/2026

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Heat pumps now outsell traditional gas furnaces in U.S. new-home shipments, signaling a rapid shift to all-electric housing.
The Building Decarbonization Coalition reports heat-pump sales have doubled in 15 years and Q1 2024 shipments beat gas-furnace shipments by 32 %.
Heat pumps deliver two to four units of heat per electricity unit, while utilities pilot geothermal loops that could make neighborhood heating up to eight times more efficient than gas furnaces.

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Heat pumps now outsell traditional gas furnaces in U.S. new-home shipments, signaling a rapid shift to all-electric housing.
The Building Decarbonization Coalition reports heat-pump sales have doubled in 15 years and Q1 2024 shipments beat gas-furnace shipments by 32 %.
Heat pumps deliver two to four units of heat per electricity unit, while utilities pilot geothermal loops that could make neighborhood heating up to eight times more efficient than gas furnaces.