2023-11-06 10:00:00
Norway has almost no district heating and has banned oil boilers since January 2020. To spend its winters warm, it mainly relies on its electricity, abundant and clean because almost entirely of hydraulic origin. Pumps are a vector of energy efficiency, a major axis in the fight once morest climate change but also source of savings.
After swapping his electric radiator for his air-air heat pump two years ago, Øyvind Solstad saw his electric bills decrease. Even if the initial investment is substantial (around 2,500 euros with installation), he thinks he can amortize it.in just a few years“. Bonus: in summer, its heat pump also serves as a air conditioner.
When electricity prices hit the ceiling last year in the midst of the energy crisis linked to the war in Ukraine, sales of heat pumps reached record levels in Norway with a jump of 25%. They continued their momentum in the first half of this year.
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