Harvard researchers found that the cost of electricity is key to encouraging people to install heat pumps. Widespread adoption will require lower prices.

Heat pumps can reduce carbon emissions associated with heating buildings, and many states have set aggressive targets to ...

Across the country, heat pumps are quietly replacing traditional furnaces and air conditioners as the default choice for new ...

For many Americans, installing a heat pump to heat and cool a home can lower household bills in addition to reducing emissions. But in some places, that financial advantage has a big weak spot: winter ...

After years of rapid growth, global heat pump sales are falling. Lower gas prices, reduced subsidies, and installation bottlenecks are leading to lower sales. The technology’s efficiency remains ...

Heat pumps work best when they’re part of a well-prepared home, to be installed when the building envelope is attended to; ...

How smart tariffs change the real cost of running your heating - Smart energy tariffs promise cheaper electricity, but whether they reduce your heating bills depends on when you use power and how your ...

An outdoor heat pump in Juneau, where the technology is more common. Heat pumps are growing in popularity across the country, including in parts of Alaska. They’re more energy efficient than ...

Heat pumps run on electricity instead of gas. They warm buildings by absorbing and amplifying heat from the air, ground, or water. They are widely seen as the best way of cutting emissions of carbon ...

The UK government says heat pumps are a more environmentally friendly heating option. But are they worth it for homeowners?

The popularity of heat pumps is on the rise, and with good reason. Here's why homeowners have been switching to this heating ...