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It's a cute idea, but only dealing with the heating aspect when you have a heat pump that can do both heating and cooling seems like a bad investment today.
Summers are getting unbearable. That's only going to get worse. A modern heat pump should be reversible and able to offer hot air and cold air on demand. Yes, it isn't instantly warm, but you just let it climate control. It's fine.
Also, I mean, if we could start engaging with the same kind of heating and cooling tech that the rest of the world uses that might help with some economy of scale problems too.