With final week’s finances providing an extra $40 million for warmth pump rebates in B.C., a brand new ballot carried out by Stratcom for Clear Power Canada surveyed British Columbians’ opinions and data of the know-how, discovering that their already beneficial impression is tremendously elevated when introduced with info on warmth pump advantages.
Out of the gate, a majority (53%) of British Columbians both have already got a warmth pump or really feel positively about them, in comparison with 20% who’ve a detrimental impression or don’t assume a warmth pump is true for them.
To check current data of the know-how, respondents had been introduced with plenty of information about warmth pumps, then requested in the event that they had been already conscious of the data and if it made them extra inclined to decide on one for his or her house. Essentially the most well-known truth was that warmth pumps may also be used as air-con throughout hotter months, although solely 54% had been conscious of this profit. In the meantime, simply 28% had been conscious that warmth pumps are the bottom value choice for many households, even when factoring in tools prices.
When requested how listening to every of those information impacted their curiosity within the know-how, a majority of British Columbians in each case (between 60% and 71%) stated they had been extra inclined to think about a warmth pump because of this newly introduced info.
When requested once more how they felt about putting in a warmth pump of their house, after having learn the above information, the proportion of respondents who stated they want to sooner or later doubled from 15% to 30%, with a complete of 61% both already proudly owning one or feeling positively about one (up from 53%). In the meantime, the share of individuals with a detrimental impression of warmth pumps decreased from 20% to fifteen%.
As well as, a majority of British Columbians (63%) assume that new construct properties ought to include a warmth pump wherever it is sensible, whereas simply 21% assume that these properties needs to be allowed to hook up with pure fuel heating.
QUOTES
“British Columbians are on board with warmth pumps, however extra should be accomplished to speak their advantages. As this polling reveals, robust help for warmth pumps grows even stronger with elevated understanding. And with B.C. enduring more and more scorching summers, warmth pumps are a win-win resolution for each local weather adaptation and mitigation. They supply environment friendly heating and cooling to British Columbian properties, lots of which don’t have current AC techniques, whereas serving to residents reduce their vitality payments and their carbon footprints. As such, it’s nice to see the B.C. authorities lengthen help for warmth pump rebates in its latest finances, and we strongly encourage the province to obviously talk their many advantages to British Columbians.”
— Trevor Melanson, Communications Director, Clear Power Canada
Methodology
These are outcomes from a web-based survey utilizing self-selecting consultant panels and river sources from February 5 – February 12, 2024, carried out by Strategic Communications. The pattern of 800 B.C. grownup residents is statistically weighted to match the composition of British Columbia by gender, age, and area as per most just lately accessible Census information. Margin of error isn’t relevant to on-line surveys, however a chance pattern of this measurement would have a margin of error of +/- 3.5 %, 19 instances out of 20.
