from the sidelines of COP27, “the greenest energy is the energy we don’t use.” But in another sense, the energy that we don’t use is actually one of the biggest problems of the day in the energy sector. Fossil fuel production is responsible for a massive amount of ‘rejected energy,’ which is “wasted primary energy, or energy which serves no useful purpose in our society or economy,” according to a . “Virtually all of the rejected energy is waste heat from burning fossil fuels.
In terms of residential energy use, which represents approximately 12% of United States energy consumption figure provided above), the lion’s share goes to heating and cooling. Together, these two uses account for , according to the Energy Information Agency . Heating, in particular, is the biggest source of energy rejection, primarily through waste heat. This is where heat pumps come in.
Bullshit..... By the way, in Texas everyone has already a heat pump..... We call it A/C.