In 2026, most Torontonians light a big fire in their basement to keep warm through the winter (not in a fireplace, but in the belly of their furnace or boiler). The Flintstones would understand this heating method. Even high-efficiency furnaces are a dated, 1980s technology.   We think of cold climate heat pumps as the first step towards a modern, electric home. With heat pumps, nothing is burning in the basement. Cold climate heat pumps simply remove heat from the home in the summer and add heat into the home in the winter (even when it's very cold out!). The Jetsons would smile at that.

When you use electricity in Toronto, ~70% is from non-emitting sources like hydro, nuclear, and renewables. We generate more electricity than we use in Ontario. But when you use gas in Ontario, 70% is fracked in the United States and shipped here through aging, (very!) leaky pipelines.       Cold climate heat pumps use electricity, not gas. Many homeowners who've switched to cold climate heat pumps tell us that they’re relieved to support Canadian energy.

Your carbon monoxide detector is a reminder of the “silent killer” in your home. We’ve worked with Torontonians who got their homes totally off gas, which means they could put their carbon monoxide detector out by the curb. Some homeowners even negotiated lower home insurance rates!    In lowering their rates, insurers recognized that one of the biggest risks to homeowners is gas leaks. The Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs has been sounding the alarm on this for years:    “Hundreds of Canadians are hospitalized every year from [carbon monoxide] poisoning, many of whom are permanently disabled....more than 50 people die each year from CO poisoning in Canada – most of them while sleeping, including 11 on average in Ontario.” ~Source Cold climate heat pumps are the first and biggest step toward getting your home off of gas.