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Two months ago, Southern Ontario was hit by a winter storm with\u00a0record snowfall<\/a>\u00a0and temperatures dropping to -20\u00b0C. That same weekend, more than 1,500 people in Ontario who own a heat pump filled out a national survey. All told, 92% of them said they would recommend a heat pump to their neighbours and that they were very or somewhat happy with their device.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading this op-ed in Canada’s National Observer.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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