A record-breaking wildfire season and scorching temperatures have many British Columbians searching for ways to keep their homes cool and smoke-free.
Since the deadly heat dome that struck B.C. in 2021 — which killed hundreds of people between June 25 and July 1 — portable air conditioners have often been sold out and heating and cooling companies in B.C. say they’ve been inundated with requests to install energy-efficient heat pumps.
“We are getting a lot of interest from people that are looking at heat pumps,” D’Arcy Michiel, who owns Salix Energy Advising in Prince George, said. “They can make your house very cold.”
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