Heat Pumps are as good at Cooling as Air Conditioners. I Can Prove It.

I often say that <a href="https://medium.com/the-new-climate/can-i-replace-a-furnace-with-a-heat-pump-da41c8bc510e" rel="noopener">a Heat Pump (HP) is an Air Conditioner (AC) that also heats</a>. HPs are advantageous because <a href="https://medium.com/the-new-climate/the-cost-and-carbon-benefit-of-a-heat-pump-a-real-world-analysis-19afe6b4337b" rel="noopener">they heat cheaper and cleaner than traditional equipment</a> like furnaces, boilers, and stoves. But what about in the summer? Can HPs cool just as well as ACs for the same price? Is there a downside to replacing your AC with a HP or do they both work the same? Let’s take a look at how cooling efficiency is measured, then check out my own home to get a real-world comparison between the performance of my old AC to my new HP. <a href="https://medium.com/the-new-climate/does-a-heat-pump-cool-the-same-as-an-air-conditioner-89c895ed9eb6">Learn More</a>