Most people still rely on outdated, inefficient heating and cooling systems — such as air conditioners and furnaces — but heat pumps can replace both appliances. The upfront investment may seem ...

Erin Gobler is a personal finance writer based in Madison, Wisconsin. She writes about topics including budgeting, student loans, credit, mortgages, investing and insurance. Her work has been ...

Heat pumps electrify your heating and cooling to be more efficient. New technology could solve one of their lingering problems. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy ...

Line chart that shows annual units of heat pumps and gas furnaces shipped, which is an approximation of sales, from 2002 through 2022. Heat pumps surpassed gas furnaces in annual sales in 2022 by a ...

Were you banking on some financial help for paying for a heat pump, electric car or home insulation project? You may want to hold off for now. The Oregon Department of Energy is still figuring out ...