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Sustainability committee urges heat-pump option as default for Ziegler Farms, stops short of mandating it
Summary
The Middleton Sustainability Committee recommended that dual-fuel or hybrid heat pumps be presented as the default heating option for the Ziegler Farms development but members rejected making the measure mandatory, and asked staff to compile independent facts for the city council.
The Sustainability Committee discussed the Ziegler Farms development and whether the city should encourage heat pumps as the default heating option for new homes. The committee chair said she intends to speak to the Common Council the next day to "ask council to request that they make heat dual fuel heat pumps or hybrid heat pumps the default option, for the homes."
Why it matters: committee members said the recommendation would align with Middleton's climate goals and could shift buyer demand, while others worried a strict requirement would exceed the committee's advisory role and could deter…
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