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If you haven’t heard the term “home electrification” yet, you soon will. As local and state governments move toward clean energy goals, the trend toward home electrification will amplify. What does this mean for homeowners in Middlesex, Somerset, and Mercer Counties? The HVAC experts at Princeton Air take a deep dive into home electrification and how you can get ahead of the curve with Trane hybrid electric heat pump system installation.
What’s Home Electrification All About?
Whether you're looking at a commercial building or home, electrification helps you reduce your consumption of fossil fuels like heating oil, propane, and natural gas. Electrification of your home or business can cut your emissions and reduce your carbon footprint, and it can also save you lots of money, as many of the highest efficiency heating and cooling systems, like Trane heat pumps, are all electric.
And while it may sound a little contrary to what you know about heating and cooling buildings, a recent study by Energy & Environmental Economics showed that all new construction and 84% of existing single family homes with air conditioning would save by going all electric. The study showed that the efficiency of heat pumps over the long term outweighed the initial investment.
Home & Building Electrification with Trane Hybrid Heat Pump Systems
If you’re considering an upgrade to your heating and cooling system, a Trane hybrid heat pump system installed by Princeton Air is one of the most efficient options for homeowners and commercial buildings. And, if your home lacks air conditioning, one benefit of heat pump technology is that it provides heat and cooling in the same unit. And as a major step toward electrification of your home or business, a Trane heat pump is the place to start.
How Do Heat Pumps Work?
Instead of generating heat, like a gas furnace does, a heat pump transfers heat between the inside and outside of your home to keep you comfortable. In the summer, heat pumps extract indoor heat and send it outdoors, which cools down the air inside your home. In the winter, the process is reversed, and a heat pump extracts even the tiniest bit of heat from the cold air outside to warm your indoor air and maintain indoor comfort.
What Makes a Trane Hybrid Heat Pump System Different?
The difference with a Trane hybrid heat pump system is that your heat pump is connected to your home’s gas furnace. Heat pumps are very efficient even in cooler temperatures, but as the thermostat drops, efficiency does as well. That’s where your furnace comes in handy. When it gets too cold outside for the heat pump to keep your home comfortable, the hybrid system switches automatically to your home furnace for seamless comfort.
For the vast majority of the year, your heat pump will be running to provide whole home comfort at a fraction of the cost, and it will be all electric, helping you significantly reduce your home’s use of fossil fuels! But with a hybrid heat pump system, you won’t have to sacrifice your comfort, and your furnace will be there as a back-up to keep you cozy during the coldest winter nights in New Jersey and Bucks County, PA.
Electrification Trends Equal Valuable Incentives to Upgrade
As municipalities and states ramp up programs to reach lower carbon goals, home and business electrification really starts to make economic sense. Trane hybrid heat pumps provide top efficiency that qualifies for New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program. For qualifying homeowners that could mean up to $4,000 in rebates for efficiency upgrades. For businesses, electrification incentives can provide a bottom line boost for HVAC upgrades. As an Energy STAR® Century Award Winner, Princeton Air can ensure your Trane hybrid heat pump system is sized properly and installed correctly to qualify for efficiency incentives.
For Bucks County PA homeowners and businesses, energy efficiency incentives are directed through local utilities, with upgrades to HVAC systems included in all programs.
How Do I Start Upgrading My Home and Electrify Everything?
For homeowners and businesses in New Jersey’s Mercer, Middlesex, and Somerset Counties as well as Bucks County, PA, a big first step in the direction of home electrification is to connect with your Trane hybrid heat pump contractor, Princeton Air. Our decades of experience in sizing, installing, and maintaining high efficiency HVAC systems make your decision to get a jump on electrifying your home a smart one!
