A window heat pump is making waves in New York, where it was born from an idea to efficiently heat and cool public housing apartments in the country's largest metropolis.
Fast Company called the heat pump, made by Chinese company Midea, "quick-install … because it doesn't require electrical upgrades or other major steps."
To meet the 2022 Clean Heat for All Challenge, the units had to run quietly, fit in a window without blocking the view, be installable by homeowners, require no electrical upgrades, and remain effective in extremely low temperatures without backup. They operate down to minus-22 degrees Fahrenheit.
"It works better than my gas furnace, and uses less energy," Fast Company's Adele Peters wrote. "And the form factor and cost could help heat pumps — which already outsell gas furnaces — spread even faster."
The packaged window heat pump, as it's called, sells for $2,800-3,000, though customers have to contact the company for a distributor connection for now. In the future, the PWHP could be available at retail stores, Peters said.
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The Midea product is made for 300-500-square-foot rooms, according to Fast Company. It was engineered in Louisville, Kentucky.
"We're essentially a startup with the world's largest appliance manufacturer as the backer," Midea America Research Center senior project manager Brian Langness said.
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