Electrification – Heat Pumps & Dual Fuel

A Smarter Way to Heat Your Home

We Replace Gas Furnaces with Heat Pumps - All the Time

Heat pumps aren’t the future—they’re already the better choice for Charlotte homes. From lower operating costs to improved comfort and cleaner energy, today’s heat pump systems solve many of the problems homeowners experience with traditional gas furnaces.

A More Comfortable Home Starts Today - With Cleaner Energy

Why Heat Pumps?

Lower emissions

Charlotte’s electrical energy is primarily nuclear, which means you’re not using fossil fuels to heat your home.

Lower energy costs

2025 Piedmont natural gas rates are up 24% from last year. Duke Energy dropped electric rates by 6%. Even before the increase in natural gas, heat pumps were cheaper to run in our climate.

More consistent heating

The vast majority of furnaces in Charlotte are oversized, causing rapid changes in temperature, decreasing consistency in temperature throughout the home, and reducing comfort.

Heat pumps technology improvements

Heat pumps have come a long way—they’re now more efficient, quieter, and designed to perform reliably even in cold climates. The outdated reputation of weak heating in winter is no longer true due to advances in inverter technology and cold-climate models.

Get off natural gas entirely

If your furnace is your only gas appliance, switching to a heat pump will save about $100/year in meter fees being connected to gas utilities.

What is “Dual Fuel”?

A dual fuel HVAC system combines an electric heat pump with a gas furnace. The indoor equipment is basically the same, but the outdoor unit is a heat pump. This provides energy-efficient electric heating most of the time and gas-powered heat only when outdoor temperatures drop extremely low.

Unlike a standard heat pump, which relies solely on electricity, a dual fuel system automatically switches to the furnace when necessary. In our climate, a dual-fuel system should reduce natural gas usage by at least 50%, but often the furnace might only run when its under 20° outside.

Often we suggest a dual fuel solution if running the larger electrical wire required by an all-electric heat pump would be too invasive, or not feasible.