CalMTA’s exploration of the Room Heat Pumps market transformation idea (MTI), formerly known as the Portable/Window Heat Pump MTI, identified the need for research into how consumers install, interact with, and utilize this technology. The Room Heat Pumps Self-Installation Practices Program Strategy Pilot was developed to yield greater insight into two primary assumed benefits of the technology, which are key to the customer value proposition, including: 1) its purported “self-installation” potential and 2) the relative portability of systems for tenants who own them.
This Strategy Pilot, designed to inform development of a full MTI Plan and future interventions, is ongoing. A full assessment report on the outcomes, findings, and recommendations will be publicly available in early 2025 and shared through CalMTA’s regular news updates. In the meantime, this memo serves to provide a summary of the work undertaken and a status of progress. For the full scope of work for this effort, click here.
