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A house with solar panels, a heat pump, and lavender plants in the garden.

Home

Homes with solar panels or heat pumps sell for up to 2% more, yet most listings omit them

Two Rheem water heaters displayed side by side, each with an EnergyGuide label showing estimated yearly costs.

Home

New homeowner finds 2 water heaters wired in series, and plumbers call it a Legionella risk

A hand adjusting the temperature dial on a white appliance with digital display and control buttons.

Home

First-time buyers turned up the water heater, and a home inspector's miss sent water everywhere

A rusty water heater with a corroded valve and cracked surface.

Home

Bay Area homeowner gets $3,275 water heater quote: 'A ... steal'

A gray appliance control panel beside a beige wall.

Home

New GE heat pump water heater is so loud, commenters fear the fan blade is hitting something

A couple reviews a quarterly bill while looking at a solar energy website on a tablet.

Business

Victoria's 500,000th rebate marks a solar push that has saved households more than $700 million

Business

Daikin let fire reports pile up before recalling overheating AC units, and now owes $8.5 million

A person tightening a strap around a stack of solar panel boxes on a construction site.

Home

Homeowner signs for 51 solar panels, then redesign cuts 13 and promises identical output

A gray heat pump water heater stands beside burgundy cushions in a modern room with light-colored walls.

Home

Homeowner says new water heater failed within months of purchase

Business

Tesla said it would build a home heat pump. Its former battery chief is doing it instead

A white car parked next to a wall-mounted electric vehicle charger and a garage door.

Tech

'We use the cars to power our homes': Swedish neighbors slash electric bills with EVs

A modern heat pump unit placed beside a building's exterior wall with mulch landscaping.

Tech

IEA says heat pumps are cheaper than gas boilers in most EU countries, with savings up to $900

Two men in caps install a Merino Energy heat pump unit against a wall in a living room.

Home

These modern heat pump HVACs can be installed in just an hour

An illustration with someone's face in the foreground and a roof with solar panels in the background.

Home

From $700 to nearly $0: Homeowner shares how solar transformed his power bills

A person checks water meter readings on a smartphone near installed water meters in a wall cabinet.

Home

Homeowner gets $1,575 shock after new water meter reveals years of estimated bills

A person using a screwdriver to repair or maintain an air conditioning unit.

Home

Homeowner facing a $12,000 A/C replacement took a community college course instead, says the DIY switch saved $20,000

An ambulance races down a street, with lights flashing.

Tech

America's heat crisis could send 237,000 people to the ER each year — and push medical costs past $1 billion by 2040

A rooftop covered in solar panels.

Home

Homeowner's 76-panel solar array looks wildly oversized until he explains what it has to power

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