Expert warns broad heat pump adoption could raise winter costs and stress grid resources In PURA’s technical meeting, Bob Keane presented modeling showing heat pump adoption can sharply increase winter peak demand, capital needs and marginal costs; he recommended demand-side measures, separate residential load profiles, and caution on subsidies that could shift costs to non‑heat‑pump customers.

Expert Bob Keane warns that widespread heat pump adoption could spike winter costs and strain New England's energy grid like never before.

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