Are you sick of your gas furnace? Expensive AC unit driving you crazy? Well, if you're looking for an alternative, you're in luck. Heat pumps are an extremely cost-effective alternative to more ...

If you want to heat or cool your home, a heat pump seems like the logical solution. Here's everything you need to know to decide whether getting one makes sense for your home. Andrew King is an ...

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, ...

Hundreds of Times readers wrote to us and shared their experiences of installing heat pumps, including the good, the bad and the daunting. By Christopher Flavelle Last month, I shared my story of ...

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 ...

For this month’s edition of the Yale Climate Connections Editors’ Corner, we got together to talk about the climate-friendly, energy-efficient, all-electric replacement for furnaces and air ...

Taxing fossil fuels harder is one way to spur demand for domestic appliances that use electricity as an alternative, says ...

Air source heat pumps are made up of an outside unit and an inside unit. They can also be hooked up to ducts, like a furnace. Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US (METUS) By Francesca Paris Heat pumps ...

Heat pump water heaters have been around for decades, but it’s only recently that they’ve emerged as a go-to for energy efficiency. More households are opting for heat pump water heaters than ever ...

I've been haranguing my parents to get a heat pump for years. Heat pumps -- basically air conditioners that also work in reverse, cooling and heating your home ultra-efficiently -- came into my ...

These water heaters are far more energy-efficient than conventional options. We put 10 models to the test. By Yasmeen Khan Heat pump water heaters have been around for decades, but it’s only recently ...