Heat pump below 40 degrees cant get it done
“Heat pump below 40 degrees cant get it done”
True, and NY City AVERAGES something like 33 degrees in winter. So backup systems kick-in, which are essentially giant toasters in each unit that use 3 times the power of heat pumps for the same heat.
Same happens here in Texas in cold snaps which driver power usage above even our hot summers. Lots of electric heating, most of it toaster-only, with nearly EVERY modern apartment using toaster-only heating (and water heating). We paid the price for that 2 years ago, and will likely be paying that price again and again, sooner than later.