If you live in the right area or have enough space, a heat pump water heater is a better choice than a tankless model. Here's why.

The highly efficient devices are the darlings of the environmental movement. Here’s why. By Hilary Howard Heat pumps, which both warm and cool buildings and are powered by electricity, have been ...

It's no surprise that water towers store water, but it's less well known that they also store energy. The whole process starts at the water treatment plant. After the water is treated, electronically ...

Lauren has six years of experience writing and editing home improvement content. She covered lifestyle, DIY, design and cleaning at The Spruce for five years and contributed home improvement pieces to ...

Heat pumps are effectively a fridge in reverse, they use electricity to extract heat from the ground, air or even water. Most homes would use an air source heat pump, which sits on the outside of a ...

Switch to solar with a system built for you. About 20% of a home’s energy use goes toward water heating, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. If you’re looking to save on energy for financial ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- As cities ask homeowners to conserve water, it's bringing up questions about how we get our water in the first place. Tom from St. Cloud and Nancy from Edina asked this Good ...