Purely a data point, and not meant to be persuasive, but I bought a heat pump dryer this year, largely because of the ventless operation. Dryer lint fires are frightening.

Heat pumps could save money in new construction by reducing the amount of copper, too. Builders will be all over that if it becomes acceptable.

I think we’ll find that there are other benefits that come with new technology beyond the direct electricity consumption.

Worst cases, though, if all the electricity is produced in clean methods, how much does it matter that we’re not using it as efficiently as we could be?