Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy and utilities category, with a focus on energy-saving advice, thermostats, and heating and cooling. Jon has more than a decade ...

Conventional heat pumps have been heating and cooling homes for decades. In fact, about one in three homes in the United States already uses one. However, heat pumps are mostly found in southern and ...

When he left a job at Google, Paul Lambert knew that he wanted to work on a new challenge that would interest him for the next decade. The answer: designing a better heat pump. Heat pumps now outsell ...

Federal incentives for home energy improvements are running out at the end of the year, so it’s decision time for anyone who has been thinking about a heat pump. The right decision can depend on where ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- American homes and businesses that burn natural gas to heat water or living space generate almost a tenth of all US emissions. The solution for lowering that footprint can be ...

If you’re currently scratching your head and wondering, ‘Why is my heat pump not turning on?’ you’re not the first person to ask this question. After all, heat pumps run like well-oiled machines 99% ...

A Times climate reporter recounts his journey to switch his home’s HVAC system to a climate-friendly heat pump. By Christopher Flavelle Reporting from my furnace room. You’ve probably heard the pitch ...

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, ...

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Death is coming for the old-school gas furnace—and its killer is the humble heat pump. They’re already outselling gas furnaces in the US, and now a coalition of states has signed an agreement to ...

Colin and Sue Ferguson’s near-Passivhaus standard home fell from an A to a C rating - Stuart Nicol Colin Ferguson’s home may well be the ultimate net zero property – at least in theory. The detached ...

It is cold across Tennessee and temperatures aren't expected to get much above the freezing point this week across the state. The cold snap also means paying a bit more to keep warm. A winter storm ...