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Definitely Doc D

Outlook for adoption of in US buildings: better than you'd think.

States are important -
Heat pumps slash fossil fuel use, and states in Northeast and West Coast have them as key to
Together, those states are a big % of US population, so progress can still happen.

Also, market forces seem to be driving replacing electric heat/AC with heat pumps in South, despite little state action.

canarymedia.com/articles/heat-

Canary Media · How heat pumps can maintain their momentum in 2025 and beyondA host of local, state, and federal policies have been enacted to spur heat pump adoption. Now, advocates are assessing how to keep things going under…