Bonneville Power Administration
Heat pumps are an important technology for reducing the energy used to heat homes. Bonneville Power Administration and many of the retail electric utilities in the Pacific Northwest have worked for many years to improve the practices of firms that install heat pumps, so that they can achieve their full potential to save energy.
BPA hired Lattice Energy to conduct a field study in 2019 to gather data on current installation practices related to appropriate sizing, commissioning, and thermostat controls. All of these affect how efficiently heat pumps operate.
The results of the study helped BPA and utilities understand current practices and identify areas for improvement in their heat pump programs.