2025 Vermont Heat Pump Action Plan
The Vermont Residential Heat Pump Action Plan is driven by a central goal: to significantly reduce household greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the state. This plan outlines a strategic approach to achieving that goal by increasing the adoption of heat pump technologies and optimizing their usage in Vermont's residential sector, while ensuring affordability for all residents.
Building on the findings of the 2024 Vermont Heat Pump Market Assessment, which evaluated the current status, challenges, and opportunities for heat pump use in space and water heating, this action plan focuses specifically on space heating, identifies key market barriers, and proposes targeted strategies to overcome them.
Furthermore, the action plan proposes a comprehensive approach that includes enhanced end-use customer education, financial incentives, technological innovation, contractor training, and regulatory support.