Room Heat Pumps
Heating and cooling represent the largest energy consumption end-uses for homes in California, with more than 50% of households still using gas appliances for heating.
In coordination with California’s decarbonization goals and targeted reduction in natural gas usage, room heat pumps offer an affordable and highly efficient alternative in certain applications.
Room heat pumps are self-contained products that provide efficient heating and cooling for small spaces, such as single rooms, modest apartments, or small homes. They offer both heating and cooling using efficient heat pump technology and can be installed without a certified technician.
CalMTA’s Room Heat Pumps Market Transformation Initiative (MTI) seeks to grow market adoption of these efficient and affordable alternatives to AC window units in the summer and small-space electric resistance or gas heating in the winter. We envision a future where the market share of Room Heat Pumps grows, and standalone AC window units and electric resistance heaters decline.
Idea to Initiative resources
The Room Heat Pumps Market Transformation Initiative (MTI) is being prepared for an application to the California Public Utilities Commission. Upon approval, the MTI would advance to Phase III: Market Deployment, likely in 2025. To help interested parties learn more, CalMTA has launched Idea to Initiative, an educational campaign to preview and highlight key portions of the coming MTI Plan. Watch videos and read FAQs to learn about the critical parts and pieces that will make up the final Room Heat Pumps MTI Plan on the Idea to Initiative resource page.
Market Transformation Initiative status
The Room Heat Pumps Market Transformation Initiative (MTI) is now poised to advance to Phase III: Market Deployment in 2025, pending approval of the Application from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).
