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A mini split mounted on a wall.

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Cold first floor, hot upstairs, and $300 gas bills — a mini-split could fix all three

A digital thermostat on a wall.

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In the South, setting AC too low can freeze coils, spike bills, and wear out the system

A hand holds a blue cloth while cleaning a dusty solar panel.

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People install solar to lower energy bills, then dust quietly steals the power they paid for

A technician installing a heat pump.

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Ontario families can trade drafty attics and old furnaces for lower bills

A street sign for Eustace Street above two air conditioning units next to a sign for the Quaker Meeting House in Dublin.

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In Ireland, heat pump grants can top $14,000, until insulation rules cool demand

A person adjusts a window heat pump.

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Window heat pumps are opening a cheaper path to efficient heating and cooling in the US

A close-up of a container with grayish residue and a turquoise pipe inside.

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Cut-open water heater shows what hard water can do in just 7 years

A water heater installed in a closet with copper piping and safety features.

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Walk-in closet felt like easy bedroom fix, until gas water heater raised 'suffocating' fears

A utility truck from Eversource Energy parked next to a building with colorful graphics.

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Massachusetts utility customers face another electric rate hike starting Aug. 1

Two people are unloading items from the back of a van parked on a street.

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Some Pennsylvania utility customers can get cash and free pickup for old appliances

Electrical distribution equipment mounted on a metal pole against a blue sky.

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Massachusetts residents facing summer utility spikes can still find cooling bill help

A water heater and an heat pump mounted on an exterior wall.

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Heat pump water heaters are getting better, but Canada still isn't buying in