A house with a furnace is like a car that idles all day. Swap your furnace for an electric heat pump, which works by extracting heat from one location and transferring it to another.

Some homeowners are now trying to cut or eliminate their gas use by installing electric heat pumps. With natural gas prices rising because of global shortages and carbon pricing, the return on investment for such retrofits is beginning to look increasingly attractive.

Enter the electric heat pump, which can replace a gas furnace or boiler with similar or greater efficiency, and is one of the most promising home heating devices to come on the scene in some years.