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Carlmont students urge district to replace aging gas furnaces with heat pumps
Summary
Students from the Sequoia Union High District sustainability committee urged trustees to replace outdated gas furnaces and rooftop HVAC with electric heat pumps, citing efficiency, long-term cost savings and state/local grant programs that could help finance retrofits.
Students from Carlmont High School told the Sequoia Union High School District board on April 24 that the district should accelerate replacement of aging gas heating systems with electric heat pumps.
"Heat pumps are far more efficient than conventional heating units because they transfer heat instead of generating it," said Tyler Turcel, a Carlmont student and member of the district sustainability committee, who described…
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