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Re:States, including CA and NY, sign heat pump memorandum to... by sokoloff on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @12:57PM (#39291790)
Indeed. Not helping are all the "get a heat pump installed and receive a $6K rebate"s (which drive up the bid price by around $5K-$6K).
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Re:States, including CA and NY, sign heat pump memorandum to... by s1artibartfast on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @01:19PM (#39292120)
Yep, same story with solar rebates, most of it goes to the installer.

Home construction work is really interesting, because the transaction costs are so high around locating and comparing the service providers.

It is easy to say there isnt enough competition, but im not sure that is actually true. I think more likely is that most consumers dont collect 10+ quotes and compare, so the price signal is weak.

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