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Changing from gas to more climate-friendly electric appliances can involve expensive retrofits. More companies now offer stoves, heat pumps and water heaters to make it easier and cheaper. About a ...

Turning down your water heater's temperature can save you some money on water heating costs, which according to the Department of Energy account for 14% to 18% of your home's monthly energy budget.

Changing from gas to climate-friendly electric appliances often involves expensive retrofits. A growing list of companies offer stoves, heat pumps and water heaters that make it easier and cheaper.

Electric heat-pump water heaters: Reliance boasts an energy efficient, electric heat pump water heater. It operates by pulling in heat from the surrounding environment to heat water.

An international research group has investigated how PV-powered heat pumps and district heating could be combined to heat a ...

Three years ago, Ted Treadwell turned his water heater into a battery. His home in Santa Rosa, California, had relied on a ...

Three years ago, Ted Treadwell turned his water heater into a battery. His home in Santa Rosa, California, had relied on a gas-powered furnace and water heater for a quarter-century to stay warm ...