diff --git a/tests/model/timeseries/demand/test_heat.py b/tests/model/timeseries/demand/test_heat.py
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+def test_unscaled_heat(unscaled_space_heat_timeseries):
+    """Expecting more space heating demand in winter than summer."""
+    # xarray to pandas as we need a newer xarray version (with flox) for `groupby` performance.
+    df = unscaled_space_heat_timeseries.space_heat.to_series()
+    hourly_space_monthly = df.groupby(df.index.get_level_values("time").month).sum()
+    hourly_space_winter = hourly_space_monthly.loc[[12, 1, 2]].sum()
+    hourly_space_summer = hourly_space_monthly.loc[[6, 7, 8]].sum()
+    assert (hourly_space_winter > hourly_space_summer).all()
diff --git a/tests/model/test_heat.py b/tests/model/timeseries/supply/test_cop.py
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rename from tests/model/test_heat.py
rename to tests/model/timeseries/supply/test_cop.py