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They’ve talked about installing solar panels, which would require replacing the roof, or replacing the house’s two older gas furnaces with an electric heat pump, Bellis said.

Converting home heating systems from natural gas furnaces to electric heat pumps is seen as a way to address climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

In the U.S., shipments of heat pumps outpaced those of gas furnaces by more than 15,000 units in January, according to the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute, a trade association for manufacturers.

That prospect, along with the long-term value of increased efficiency, was enough to persuade me to take the plunge on a system that was a bit more expensive than a comparable gas furnace.

Heat pumps, a highly efficient technology that has grown in popularity in recent years to rival gas furnaces, have mainly been an option for owners of houses.