Originally Posted by EdFNJ (Post 2089084)

Yes, many or most newer as well as older homes have heat pumps. Our home is 14yrs old (Amelia) and has a heat pump. Basically an A/C that provides enough heat to take the chill off when it goes below 40. Most homes don't have gas around The Villages except for a few areas so all electric.. I wish ours did have gas. Hate electric stoves.

Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2089097)

A heat pump is a reversible heating and cooling unit that transfers heat from inside your house to the outside in the summer, and then reverses itself to transfer heat from the outside to the inside in the winter. It's all electric and is very effective in a warm climate like Florida. It doesn't work as well in colder climates.

Think of it like a reversible belt that can be black or brown, depending on what color pants you are wearing.