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ACorania t1_j9di8sv wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Heat Pumps Sell Like Hotcakes on America's Oil-Rich Frontier by dolphins3

It depends who is on the hook for the cost. If the heat just runs up the electric and that is the renters responsibility, then the Landlord doesn't really have an incentive to care. If they replace it then the renter sees the savings, not them.

If the landlord is responsible for the costs... yeah, I bet they are all over it.

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Hvarfa-Bragi t1_j9fcqkx wrote

Everywhere I rented apartments in Arizona came with a heat pump that I had to pay the electric for, landlords didn't profit directly.

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netz_pirat t1_j9fb0gc wrote

It's a bit of renter's vs landlord market as well.

If the available renter has a budget of 1500$ for rent and utilities, you bet the landlord has an interest in efficient appliances so he can charge a higher percentage of those 1500$.

Now, if the renters have to be happy to find a place at all, it doesn't matter that much unfortunately...

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