Across the energy industry and in the media are a slew of myths and misconceptions about heat pumps and their ability to decarbonize our housing stock heating needs or to maintain the comfort of occupants. Greater depth of understanding of what cold climate variable capacity heating systems are capable of and the transformations of heating that have already occurred in other cold parts of the world illuminates the path forward. Proper sizing is important, but not difficult with a basic understanding of how to read the specifications of heat pumps and how they operate under different conditions. Attendees will gain a higher degree of confidence in appropriate application of heat pumps and the factors that should be leveraged to assure the right fit every time in every building.