The popularity of heat pumps is on the rise, and with good reason. Here's why homeowners have been switching to this heating ...

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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 ...

Homeowners looking for an energy-efficient alternative to traditional air conditioners in the spring and summer months (and furnaces in the winter) might want to invest in a heat pump. It's a type of ...

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Heat pumps can reduce carbon emissions associated with heating buildings, and many states have set aggressive targets to ...

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For many Americans, installing a heat pump to heat and cool a home can lower household bills in addition to reducing emissions. But in some places, that financial advantage has a big weak spot: winter ...

Across the country, heat pumps are quietly replacing traditional furnaces and air conditioners as the default choice for new ...