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A technician recording electricity meter data on a clipboard.

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Central Florida homeowner eyes $40,000 battery, then learns ACs and 8 fridges may be the real drain

heat pump installation

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Denver launches $1,500 heat pump rebate, plus free energy advising

worker installing backup power and solar system

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He priced a $7,000 backup generator, then learned a gas upgrade would cost $9,000

fuel generator inside house

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3 children die in Michigan after outages, and officials warn about generator fumes

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New homeowner had 3 months of perfect hot water, then showers suddenly went lukewarm

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New-build owner finds the yard by the HVAC constantly soaked and wonders if the grading failed

A person working on a heat pump.

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New England homeowner eyes a heat pump, but a 2-ton air handler could complicate the switch

A glove on top of an AC coil.

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Homeowner's leaking drain pan rots out AC coil housing, forcing a DIY catch-pan fix

A solar panel and battery storage system.

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Texas homeowner wants solar and a battery, but balks at door-to-door reps' pitch

A person in jeans and black boots is maneuvering a blue Westinghouse dual fuel generator.

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After a year in storage, this Westinghouse generator fires on starting fluid, then dies

A water heater.

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Texas homeowner flushed attic water heater for years, then a small leak exposed a bigger problem

Tesla Powerwall units.

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Homeowner buys Powerwall to dodge California peak rates under NEM 3.0, then watched it pull from the grid