[P7]Texas Grid Impact of Replacing Existing Residential AC with Heat Pumps

2026.06 - 2026.11

Funded by Daikin; lead graduate researcher at TAMU

Simulated the Texas grid impacts of replacing existing air-conditioning systems with federally compliant minimum-efficiency heat pumps and inverter-driven heat pumps using ResStock and EnergyPlus. Calibrated the EnergyPlus models of single-stage and inverter-based heat pumps using field test data.

Texas Grid Impact of Replacing Existing Residential AC with Heat Pumps