Market Potential for Heat Pump Assisted Hot Water Systems in Food Service Facilities

Electrifying the building sector is a critical step towards meeting California’s decarbonization goals. Water heating for food service applications represents 340M therms of gas consumption and thus presents a significant electrification opportunity through the application of heat pump (HP) assistance. For the proposed study we will conduct a market assessment of the potential for adoption of heat pump-assisted hot water systems (HPaHWS) in food service facilities.  This market assessment will evaluate the total reachable market and the market penetration potential for HPaHWS. We will also address the market barriers and opportunities for adoption of HPaHWS as they currently exist. This study will occur in three phases: Literature search, Interviews, Numerical data collection and analysis.