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A person wearing a face mask stands in front of the charred remains of a building.

Carbon-free buildings

After LA fires, could it be cheaper and faster to rebuild without gas?

The city waived its all-electric building requirement in an effort to fast-track recovery after the January fires. A new report argues that’s the wrong approach.

By Alison F. Takemura . 5 May 2025

An apartment building facade with a red canopy over the door. A purple and yellow border includes the text "Electrified Life"

Heat pumps

Meet one of NYC’s first housing co-ops to electrify heating and cooling

The 1962 building hit its emissions reduction targets well ahead of Local Law 97's first reporting deadline on May 1. Here’s how.

By Alison F. Takemura . 22 April 2025

A boxy heat-pump appliance on a snowy deck.

Heat pumps

Massachusetts heat pump owners could pay less for electricity next winter

The state’s high electricity prices are a barrier to heat pump adoption, so regulators are working with utilities to reduce rates in winter when demand is lower.

By Sarah Shemkus . 16 April 2025

Heat pumps

SoCal regulators weigh weakened rules for emissions-free appliances

Though the new proposal would still help clean up the region’s smog-filled air, it stops short short of mandating heat pumps and banning appliances that emit NOx.

By Alison F. Takemura . 8 April 2025

Geothermal

Lennar will build 1,500 new Colorado homes with geothermal heat pumps

The homebuilder is partnering with Dandelion Energy to install the tech, which is efficient but expensive — unless it’s built into new homes from the start.

By Jeff St. John . 2 April 2025

A person in a top hat in a room filled with heat pump equipment and pipes reaches up to touch one of the pipes.

Clean energy

Three years into the Ukraine war, is Europe’s energy system cleaner?

In response to the invasion, Europe mostly ditched Russian fossil fuels and built a cleaner grid. But wholesale decarbonization has proven elusive.

By Julian Spector . 19 March 2025

Friday Apaliski wears black and turns on her wall-mounted heat pump unit in a green room.

Heat pumps

California unveils first state plan to unleash heat pumps

The new blueprint aims to help California reach its goal of deploying 6 million heat pumps by 2030, a target it is currently lagging behind.

By Alison F. Takemura . 17 March 2025

Heat pumps

How closing the ‘spark gap’ can boost heat pump adoption

In cold-weather states where power costs much more than gas, heat pumps can make utility bills go up. Better electricity rate design can help avoid that.

By Alison F. Takemura . 11 March 2025

Large heat pump in blue installed at industrial facility.

Heat pumps

This map shows where to swap out industrial boilers for heat pumps

From Los Angeles to Philadelphia, ditching small industrial boilers for heat pumps could help clear smoggy skies.

By Alison F. Takemura . 4 March 2025

Heat pumps

For one Minnesotan, a new heat pump brings comfort and savings

Even in one of the coldest cities in the U.S., Kathy Palmer’s heat pump helps displace gas heating, lowers heating bills, and makes her home more comfortable.

By Alison F. Takemura . 20 February 2025

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Heat pumps

After LA fires, could it be cheaper and faster to rebuild without gas?

Meet one of NYC’s first housing co-ops to electrify heating and cooling

Massachusetts heat pump owners could pay less for electricity next winter

SoCal regulators weigh weakened rules for emissions-free appliances

Lennar will build 1,500 new Colorado homes with geothermal heat pumps

Three years into the Ukraine war, is Europe’s energy system cleaner?

California unveils first state plan to unleash heat pumps

How closing the ‘spark gap’ can boost heat pump adoption

This map shows where to swap out industrial boilers for heat pumps

For one Minnesotan, a new heat pump brings comfort and savings