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Takeaways:
- Washington is the first state in the country to mandate energy-efficient electric heat pumps over traditional furnaces and water heathers.
- The could help the state its state goal of reducing building energy consumption to 70% of 2006 levels by 2031.
- The shift towards electric heat pumps could prevent an estimated 8.1 million tons of carbon emissions by 2050.