It was marketed to those who mainly use their heat pumps to heat their home rather can cool and was capped at 5,000 customers.

A heat pump may seem like a great energy-efficient home heating option, but here's why it could end up costing you money in ...

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 ...

Do you want to get an electric car, but worry about how it'll hold up in colder temperatures? Let's talk about heat pumps.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities approved reduced winter electric rates for heat pump owners as regulators seek to lower a barrier to heating and cooling systems expected to play a key ...

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 ...

Despite a dip in sales last year, heat pumps are continuing to take Europe by storm. These devices take energy from the air, ground or water and transform it into heat or cool air. But how, when and ...

Researchers from the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom have developed a residential ice-source heat pump system that uses repurposing existing gas pipelines to transport water for the ice ...

Closing doors to rooms you seldom use seems harmless in winter, but it could cause problems with your HVAC system. Here's how to handle unused rooms.

LUNENBURG — Unitil, a provider of natural gas and electricity in New England, will reduce its electric distribution rate for Massachusetts residential customers using heat pumps to heat their home ...