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A worker installs solar panels on a rooftop under clear blue skies.

Business

New rooftop solar business model helps homeowners pay 30% less

An exterior wall featuring a white air conditioning unit and a decorative vent above it.

Home

'Research can save you a lot': Homeowner shares how to upgrade to a heat pump on the cheap

A person in protective gear spray paints a metal roof under a clear blue sky.

Home

Florida husband's white roof experiment sparks warning over painting asphalt shingles

A ceiling fan spinning rapidly below a white ceiling.

Home

Homeowner goes through 4 ceiling fans before learning the random ticking may be coming from the ceiling

A digital meter, reading 19276, mounted on a shingle exterior wall.

Home

Homeowners discover solar battery math depends heavily on local net metering rules

A person demonstrating a Rheem ProTerra Heat Pump Water Heater, labeled with components and features.

Home

Expert plumber shares how heat pump water heaters provide bonus air conditioning

A person opening an oven.

Home

Home cooks are ditching their ovens for the summer after realizing one meal can keep the AC running for hours

A split-screen image featuring a man speaking animatedly and a woman smiling at her laptop, with a glass of water on the table.

Home

'Just like a car': Homeowner breaks down solar leasing as a home utility hack

A man in a white shirt stands confidently with arms crossed beside a heat pump unit outside of a home.

Tech

Energy experts show which states would benefit the most from HVAC upgrades: '$1,530 per year'

A person holds an air conditioner remote, pointing it toward a wall-mounted unit in a softly lit room.

Home

Reddit thread on cutting AC costs becomes a playbook for surviving summer

A split image featuring a woman with a headset, a smiling older woman, and a rooftop with solar panels.

Home

Homeowner reviews 'most useful' hack for getting the best deal on solar

A close-up of hands connecting an electrical plug to a solar panel.

Tech

Utah's new plug-in solar law has homeowners asking how electricity can flow 'backward' through an outlet