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Apartments in California.

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California city weighs 82-degree limit for rentals as nearly 5,800 homes lack AC

Solar panels on a school.

Tech

North Carolina schools could turn idle rooftops into savings, grid power, and storm backup

Scaffolding with red and yellow safety barriers around a roof with solar panels under construction.

Home

UK homeowner beats scaffolding deadline by 8 hours to get 15 solar panels onto new roof

A hot water tank.

Home

Homeowner asks Reddit for water heater tips, then spends 3 days swapping it, sells copper for $60

A person inside during a heat wave.

Business

California heat wave cuts power to nearly 1,000 in Santa Barbara County

Copper pipes.

Tech

Ireland will give 40 social homes free hot water from excess renewable energy

A window AC unit with potted plants.

Home

New York family earned $150 running window AC through a heat dome on plug-in batteries

A person with a tool belt hands an invoice to another person in an indoor setting.

Home

'Call a real HVAC company': Georgia homeowner says AC ran 14 hours a day after leak fix

Solar panels installed on the roof of a residential building.

Home

UK homeowner questions whether new solar and battery install could impact home insurance

A man stands next to several water heaters in a store setting.

Home

Homeowner comparing water heater bids learns brand matters less than model and where it's sold

A thermostat set to 62 F.

Home

Homeowner complains of new heat pump freezing up, but target AC temp of 62 may be to blame

A wooden pergola.

Home

Delaware homeowner asks about adding deck panels, and solar installer says it won't pay off