President Biden invoked a Cold War-era law in a surprising move Friday to pour taxpayer funds into domestic manufacturing of electric heat pumps, an alternative to gas-powered residential furnaces. In ...

Seeking to persuade more residents to transition from gas to electric appliances, Palo Alto approved a series of rule changes on Oct. 2 that aim to make it easier for residents to install equipment in ...

Some of the world’s most populous places, including parts of India, Pakistan and the Middle East, face extended intolerable conditions. Oct. 27, 2023 Like so many other Americans who helped fuel a ...

WHITTIER, Calif. — After replacing her gas car with an electric one and installing solar panels on her century-old house, Lindsey Williamson and her husband were looking for more ways to reduce their ...

Whether your heating system has failed or you are building a new home and installing a furnace for the first time, the cost of a new heating system can be gulp-inducing. Depending on the type of ...

NEW YORK — Retired pediatrician Max Van Gilder, 79, loves to cook and calls himself an "early adopter" of new technology. That's put him on the leading edge of a new segment of the appliance industry ...

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