The author’s air-source heat pump resembles an air conditioning unit, and it pictured here alongside one of the heating oil fuel tanks. Photos by Adam D. Bearup The following story covers our recent ...

Ecolibrium3 has announced a new grant program to help households switch from heating with fuel oil to natural gas. Grants will allow income-eligible households to replace their fuel oil heating ...

Follow the steps one homeowner took in his Northeast home to switch from heating oil to a heat pump for all-electric home heat. Homeowner Peter Callaway’s shared his experience switching from fuel oil ...

Key Takeaways Heat pumps run on electricity and furnaces run on fossil fuels, natural gas, propane, or oil.Our experts say there's no clear answer for which type is more energy efficient.Location ...

Heating and cooling your home make up the biggest chunk of your home's energy costs. But not enough people are considering a heat pump as a solution. The Energy Information Administration data shows ...

Inspectors slap a red tag on fuel-oil tanks that need to be repaired or replaced, and no fuel can be delivered until the problems are fixed. Photo by Emma Cotton/VTDigger Hundreds of Vermonters have ...

Stephen Ferrante of South Huntington didn’t realize he was in the market for a heat pump. But in 2019, after getting an estimate for a new central air conditioning system, he was told by a contractor ...

Energy costs around the world are going up, whether it’s electricity, natural gas, or gasoline. This is leading to a lot of people looking for ways to decrease their energy use, especially heading ...

An early snowstorm stunned the northeastern United States last month, but a far worse chill may strike when the winter fuel bills arrive: Home heating oil prices there are expected to hit record highs ...

In March 2004, a large oil-fired power plant in the Northeastern United States had a predicament; flash steam released from a rooftop vent was inappropriately being viewed as environmental pollution ...