“Heat pumps are just air conditioners that go in both directions”

Statements like that probably paint an inaccurate picture of what modern monobloc enhanced vapor-injection (EVI) heat pumps with variable-speed compressors are capable of particularly in regard to efficient heating in cold climates.

Owners of such heat pumps, particularly ones which reduce or eliminate defrost cycles, frequently report desired temperatures being maintained in extreme cold temperatures with no additional heat.

Tech companies defeat bill as AI drains local water supplies https://www.theolympus.net/13531/

Washington House Bill 2515, which aimed to make data centers pay for their own grid infrastructure and use clean energy, failed in March 2026. Despite passing the House, the bill was defeated in the Senate following heavy lobbying from tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon. They will keep using clean water and electricity but bill needs to be paid by locals.