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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The state’s utility agency recently approved a heat pump rate for Eversource customers that could save them hundreds of dollars, ...

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

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,” ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Burlington has seen a 19% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions since 2018, exceeding state and national averages. The Net Zero Energy Roadmap initiatives, including incentives for electric vehicles ...

Heat pumps run on electricity instead of gas. They warm buildings by absorbing and amplifying heat from the air, ground, or water. They are widely seen as the best way of cutting emissions of carbon ...