Question-and-Answer Resource for the Building Energy Modeling Community
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At least part of the reason is the different heating fuels - the unitary heat pump uses a DX coil (electricity) and the DesiccantDehumidifierWithCompanionCoil model uses all gas furnace coils. The heat pump will use less energy (COP > 2) compared to furnace (COP ~ 0.8).
