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If it EVER gets to -20 that is what matters. You need to prepare for the worst case weather, not the common ones.


It will still work, just not as efficently as in normal temperatures. So you're using 50kWh for the 3 days a year it's that cold and 10kWh for the other 362 - better than using 20kW every day.


Only if there is enough power generation


And a good 24,000 BTU rated heat pump will produce just under 20,000 BTU at -13 F, about 18,000 BTU at -22 F (-30 C).


Fortunately resistive heating is just about the cheapest possible heating in capital costs and trivial to retrofit as a backup.




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