Our house was built in 2018 in the Fenny area. We have a heat pump. We also have NG, but no NG furnace. I believe all of the homes south of the turnpike have this set up.
I've been living here about three years. When it gets cold enough to need heat, I've been monitoring when my heat pump comes on. If it does, it's first thing in the morning, and then the sun heats things up and it doesn't run again.
Last winter I think it came on three times (I keep it set at 67 degrees). Depending on the cost differential between heat pump and just AC, I may just go with AC when the heat pump needs replacing. If we really have a cold snap, I figure a space heater, along with cooking some bacon and eggs on my NG stovetop, will be all I need until natural warming takes place. As a bonus, I get to wear a sweatshirt and sweatpants! Or my "Thanksgiving Eating Pants" as my spouse likes to call them.
Just my two cents.
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