by Jay Stein | Feb 3, 2023 | Efficiency, Residential, Technology
Heat pumps are becoming more efficient, less expensive, and more climate friendly. Understanding the legislation and regulations driving these changes is vital for consumers, policy wonks, investors, and electrification advocates. There’s a perfect storm going on in...
by Jay Stein | Nov 17, 2022 | Efficiency, Public Policy, Residential, Uncategorized
Every day in the US, homeowners replace thousands of central air conditioners. They’d save money and reduce climate emissions if they replaced them with heat pumps. I’ve got a 20-year old air conditioner and when it fails, which will likely be soon, I’m going to...
by Jay Stein | May 4, 2022 | Residential, Technology
Concerns about climate-warming refrigerants leaking from heat pumps are valid. Even so, the benefits of installing heat pumps instead of natural gas furnaces far outweigh the drawbacks. The number of cities moving to ban natural gas heating in new buildings, and...
by Jay Stein | Feb 1, 2022 | Commercial, Indoor Air Quality, Residential
Building air conditioning systems aren’t protecting the air we breathe and workers returning to buildings are demanding change. Upgrading those systems without contributing to climate change will take innovative public policies and technologies. During the fall of...