Thanks so much for tackling this topic. I was one of the many suggesting it. Home electrification is so critical, and yet it's ALL hand-to-hand combat, like the opening scene of Lincoln. Just this week, contractors I hired just finished replacing my gas furnace and gas water heater with two air-source heat pumps (Bay Area, CA). I also pi…
Thanks so much for tackling this topic. I was one of the many suggesting it. Home electrification is so critical, and yet it's ALL hand-to-hand combat, like the opening scene of Lincoln. Just this week, contractors I hired just finished replacing my gas furnace and gas water heater with two air-source heat pumps (Bay Area, CA). I also piled on wall and ceiling insulation, and they upgraded the ductwork. All told it was 12 days of work. OK, take out the insulation, and just do the HVAC, and it's still 6-8 of those days. And the guy I used is booked well into next year. We are in a sweet spot for these conversions, despite PG&E forming an obstacle, with probably over a million single-family homes in the Bay Area, and more across California. Developing the labor pool, and the companies to hire them, is a first-order scale problem, no?
Thanks so much for tackling this topic. I was one of the many suggesting it. Home electrification is so critical, and yet it's ALL hand-to-hand combat, like the opening scene of Lincoln. Just this week, contractors I hired just finished replacing my gas furnace and gas water heater with two air-source heat pumps (Bay Area, CA). I also piled on wall and ceiling insulation, and they upgraded the ductwork. All told it was 12 days of work. OK, take out the insulation, and just do the HVAC, and it's still 6-8 of those days. And the guy I used is booked well into next year. We are in a sweet spot for these conversions, despite PG&E forming an obstacle, with probably over a million single-family homes in the Bay Area, and more across California. Developing the labor pool, and the companies to hire them, is a first-order scale problem, no?