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Heating and Cooling Your Home and Water
Replace your furnace/air conditioner with an electric heat pump. A heat pump works like a refrigerator. In the winter it takes the heat from the outside air and pumps it into your home. In the summer you flip a switch, and it works as an air conditioner by taking heat out of your home and into the outside air.
Heat pumps can also be used to heat your water. Heat pumps are cleaner, more energy efficient, and healthier than natural gas furnaces. Consider retiring your furnace or water heater early before it breaks down.
For more information on preparing to replace your heating and cooling system including links to personalized guides, contractors, and incentives, see our Heat Pumps page.
Upgrading Your Home
Passive home design can dramatically reduce a homes energy needs. Learn more about this energy efficient building construction. Plus, take a look at how two Lake Oswego residents have transformed their homes to both move off fossil fuels and tighten their building envelope.