Many homes today are both heated and cooled with a heat pump, an appliance that came into wide use in the late 1970s when natural gas shortages caused the price of that fuel to spike. The early heat ...

A Bay Area homeowner sparked conversation on Reddit about how cost-effective a heat pump system can be, offering a ...

Heat pumps are often touted as an efficient way to decarbonize home heating. But a new approach to driving their adoption is on the rise in the U.S. Over the past few months, federal energy-efficiency ...

Heat pumps are one of the most effective ways to shrink your home’s carbon footprint and your utility bills at a time of rising electricity and natural gas costs. The technology can heat and cool ...

I am the owner of a single family house with a 15-year-old heat pump. Recently the unit stopped defrosting. I had a service technician come to inspect the unit. He said the electronic board that ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Thom Dunn Thom Dunn is a writer focusing on home heating and cooling. He once ...

Dear Jim: My heating and cooling system is 20 years old, and I think it is time to replace it. I am trying to decide which type of furnace (gas, propane, electric, oil) is best. What do you recommend?

The Quilt heat pump matches the efficiency of other Energy Star competitors and qualifies for government rebates. But unlike the others, it actually looks good too. Andrew Blok covered home energy, ...

Get a firsthand look at how a Pennsylvania home transformed its energy costs by making the switch to a heat pump. Faith Foushee is a CNET contributor and a former writer for SaveOnEnergy.com, covering ...

For decades, the gas boiler has been the default heating system in UK homes. Despite growing interest in low‑carbon heating, gas remains the dominant fuel for domestic heating. According to the Energy ...

With gas bills set to sky-rocket this winter, heat pumps are gaining interest from those looking to move towards a more environmentally friendly, energy-efficient and cost-effective way of heating ...