Gas heat pumps
Gas heat pumps are an energy-efficient, cold-climate heating solution for homeowners and businesses — offering significant gas savings, reduced emissions, and reliable comfort, even on the coldest days. Learn MoreAn energy-efficient solution for your property
Whether you are a homeowner or a property manager of commercial and multifamily buildings, gas heat pumps offer you excellent benefits and top performance in every season. Explore how this exciting technology can support your building type by starting the interactive video experience below.
Savings on heating bills
Reduce your heating costs with energy-efficient gas heat pumps without sacrificing comfort.
Integrated solution
Gas heat pumps can replace conventional furnaces or boilers and also serve as a central component in delivering both space heating and hot water.
Environmental sustainability
Gas heat pumps can cut your property’s emissions and reduce overall environmental impacts. These state-of-the-art systems can also be powered with net-zero fuels, supporting net-zero emissions goals.
Peace of mind
Gas heat pumps can deliver performance you can trust. They supply heating and hot water without using backup heat – even in temperatures as low as minus 40°F.
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Space heating operating costs comparison
Annual Heating Cost
- A cold climate electric heat pump is more than 2x more costly to operate than a gas heat pump.
ComEd ($0.14/kWh) and Peoples Gas ($0.90/therm) rates as of January 2024
Carbon Management Information Center (CMIC) Source Energy and Emissions Analysis Tool (SEEAT)
Space heating emissions comparison
Annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Cold climate electric heat pump emissions are more than 2x greater than gas heat pump emissions.
Non-baseload electricity generation mix per U.S. EPA data for 2022 (eGRID)
Carbon Management Information Center (CMIC) Source Energy and Emissions Analysis Tool (SEEAT)
- Graphs do not include upfront equipment and installation costs.
- AFUE – Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency – is the ratio of heat delivered to fuel consumed for gas heating systems. The higher the AFUE, the more efficient the heat pump.
- HSPF – Heating Season Performance Factor -measures the heating efficiency of an electric heat pump. The higher the HSPF, the more efficient the heat pump.
Read a success story from Lincoln Park Zoo here
Resources
Find resources tailored to Gas Heat Pumps, including fact sheets, case studies, and reports that show how this technology saves energy and money.
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Industrial Heat Pump Technology Assessment
This technology assessment reviews industrial heat pump types, U.S. vendors, temperature ranges and installation configurations. Best-fit sites have waste heat, simultaneous heating and cooling, moderate temperature lift and favorable energy prices. Applications include food and beverage, chemicals, hospitals and district energy systems.
Industrial Heat Pumps: Chicago Market Assessment
Industrial heat pumps can supplement gas-fired process heat with efficient waste heat recovery, cutting therm use and greenhouse gas emissions. This paper identifies seven U.S. suppliers and strong opportunities in food, chemicals, hospitals and universities, with more than 43 million therms of technical reduction potential near Chicago.
Industrial Heat Pump Technology and Market Assessment
Industrial heat pumps cut energy use and emissions by upgrading waste heat for industrial heating processes. This report evaluates market potential in the Chicago area, finding over 43 million therms of technical potential but near-term economic potential of 1–2% due to cost, spark spread, infrastructure and awareness barriers.
Lincoln Park Zoo Gas Heat Pump Project
Keeping one of Chicago’s most visited attractions running smoothly, and providing high-quality care for the animals, requires dependable equipment behind the scenes.
Half Acre Beer Company mCHP Project
When Half Acre Beer Company wanted to understand where it could make its next meaningful energy improvement, an engineering study pointed to an opportunity hiding in plain sight.
HVAC Refrigerant Leakage Report
An estimated 50% of the powerful greenhouse gases used as refrigerants in HVAC systems leak into the atmosphere. This report details methods to estimate CO2 equivalent emissions from refrigerant leaks and highlights the need to transition to eco-friendly, low-GWP alternatives during HVAC maintenance and replacement.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Custom and New Construction Rebate Program Application
Custom rebates are only made available to help influence and implement projects that otherwise would not be completed, or to complete projects sooner than currently or previously scheduled.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Engineering Study Program Application
The Engineering Study provides customers up to $20,000 to offset the costs of on-site engineering support to perform an implementation study, investment-grade audit or process evaluation required for large custom, capital-intensive energy saving projects
Gas Heat Pump Fact Sheet
Gas heat pumps are an innovative technology that can replace your boiler or furnace.
Commercial Gas Heat Pumps
Commercial gas heat pump (GHP) technologies are highly energy-efficient alternatives to traditional space heating and water heating equipment.
Commercial Gas Heat Pump Installation Considerations
Commercial gas heat pumps (GHPs) are highly energy-efficient technolgy that can be used for space heating, cooling and/or water heating.
Residential Gas Heat Pump Installation Considerations
Residential gas heat pumps (GHP) are a highly energy-efficient technology that can be used for space heating or space and water heating in "combi" applications.
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