This article is part of our “Chart of the Week” series . Summer is officially here — and more Americans than ever are cooling their homes with heat pumps. A decade ago, two conventional air-conditioning systems were sold for every one heat pump. Now, heat pumps are on the verge of outselling standard ACs. In…
Heat pumps may soon outsell air conditioners in US
Brief
Canary Media’s Chart of the Week (Dan McCarthy, 2026-06-26) shows a major shift in U.S. cooling equipment sales: where two conventional ACs were sold per heat pump a decade ago, sales trends now have heat pumps nearly surpassing standard air conditioners, reflecting accelerating consumer adoption of heat-pump cooling.
Why it matters
A decade ago the U.S. market sold two conventional air conditioners for every one heat pump; that ratio has flipped and heat pumps are now on the verge of outselling standard ACs.
Key details
- The piece is a Canary Media 'Chart of the Week' by Dan McCarthy, published 2026-06-26, highlighting rising heat-pump adoption for home cooling across the U.S.