Heat pump in Melrose: In America, gas is often used for heating.
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Some parts of the country ban gas heating in new buildings. The problem: the vast majority of houses are very poorly insulated. The dispute between the political camps is already in full swing.
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In a nation where public toilets are becoming a political issue, it should come as no surprise that home heating systems are also polarizing. The city of New York has banned gas heaters and stoves in new buildings since this year. Cities in the left-leaning states of California, Massachusetts and Washington had already preceded such regulations. The regulation has in turn brought 20 Republican-governed states onto the scene. They have enacted regulations that forbid cities from pushing gas out of homes. The front lines have been clarified: the left wants to completely electrify the houses. Heat pumps should be responsible for heating. The right sees itself as the guardian of the interests of the promoters of fossil raw materials.
