Getting a heat pump may be seen as a huge task requiring new insulation and radiators, but not all homes will need such ...

Some good news in the clean energy world for a change. As of Nov. 1, Massachusetts’ investor-owned electric utilities (i.e., National Grid, Eversource, Unitil) will offer a “winter heat pump rate,” ...

When it comes to the clean energy transition, electric vehicles and solar panels get a lot of the attention. But there are less sexy heavy hitters too. Home heating and cooling account for one-fifth ...

Electric HVAC systems can help you keep your home comfortable using a fraction of the energy. We spoke to experts to find out just how efficient they are. Mike De Socio is a CNET contributor who ...

Thank you for your recent coverage of the newly approved winter electric rates for heat pump users in Massachusetts (“State gives heat pump owners a break on electric rates this winter,” Business, Aug ...

How low can you go, really? That’s one question Alaska researchers are asking of a new heat pump prototype this winter. The new LG model purports to heat homes effectively even at -30 degrees ...

Every year it’s the same question: What’s the best temperature for your heater in winter? Juggling warmth, costs and energy efficiency is a timeless winter pastime, but this year it may be more ...

THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT. ALL RIGHT. SO FOR MONTHS NOW, I’VE SHOWN YOU HOW GAS, HEATING BILLS EXPLODED THIS WINTER, THANKS MOSTLY TO SKY HIGH DELIVERY FEES. A BIG PART OF THOSE DELIVERY ...

I didn’t want to be the one to say the emperor had no clothes, so it was a relief to see the article on the cost to run heat pumps in Massachusetts (“High electric rates cool enthusiasm for heat pumps ...

The Biden administration wanted New Englanders to switch to electric heat pumps so badly, it spent $450 million on a program to subsidize sales across the region. The goal is “to have heat pumps make ...