We have seen some of the changes already affect energy producers and utilities, given their long investment cycles, already looking past 2030. It will be interesting in particular to look at the gas and electric utilities, whether IOUs or PUC-regulated, their IRP long-term planning, rate structures, energy-efficiency program, and their relation to end-users, whether residential, commercial, or industrial. The interplay with the HVAC industry to become also a Distributed Energy Resource and, increasingly, with Big Tech and Controls pure-plays (think Google's Nest, IoT devices) is already clear.?

At BSRIA, we set out a new effort to look at the decade to come for the HVAC sector, starting with a long-term view of the winning and losing products and solutions in residential/light commercial heating, based on two key scenarios. We are hosting a seminar on November 3rd to set the stage with an interactive discussion and to introduce our “HVAC 2030” Publications covering the US, China, and Europe.?

It is certain that the HVAC sector has a role to play in the energy & buildings transformations ahead. ASHRAE's Public Policy Priorities for 2021-2022 or AHRI's Position Statement on Decarbonization similarly recognize this.