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When Jack Schniepp’s furnace began to fail this winter in his two-story Bend home, he and his wife decided they’d tear it out and replace it with a heat pump. “We wanted to do it for climate-related ...

With global warming becoming an urgent issue, heating our homes efficiently -- and sustainably -- has taken center stage. As winters become more unpredictable (and unexpectedly harsh), finding ...

If our goal is net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, why should we build new homes with gas furnaces that will operate for the ...

Can integrated residential energy systems connect solar generation, storage, EV charging, and heat pumps in a single intelligent ecosystem that is quick to install and can save consumers money.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Current energy prices, including the rising cost of electricity, mean that homeowners ...

Heat pumps can reduce carbon emissions associated with heating buildings, and many states have set aggressive targets to increase their use in the coming decades. But while heat pumps are often ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Roxana Shafiee, Harvard University; Harvard Kennedy School (THE CONVERSATION) Heat ...