To keep the house warm in the cold months, you turn up the heat. That may mean cranking up a furnace, but for a growing number of Americans, it means dialing up the heat pump. Heat pumps offer plenty ...
It's not as simple as having a tree-hugging son. Making the switch to a heat pump takes a little more forethought. Mike De Socio is a CNET contributor who writes about energy, personal finance, ...
Heat pumps date back to the 1850s and are more energy efficient than furnaces or boilers. Image: Schon via Getty Images. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...
As the southern Willamette Valley slogs through another extreme heat watch, residents may wonder how they can cool their homes without breaking the bank. If you live in Lane County, there's a good ...
Chart shows that it took more electricity to heat a home with a heat pump when the thermostat was changed during the day (“on-off”) vs. constant temperature Credit: US Department of Energy—Courtesy ...
Heat pumps are electric appliances that can both heat and cool your home. Scientists see them as a climate solution because heat pumps reduce planet-heating emissions. They cut pollution from burning ...
Tax incentives that saved U.S. residents thousands of dollars on home efficiency upgrades, clean energy installations and electric vehicles are expiring this year. That means people who want to take ...