We are excited to announce our next offering of our Heat Pump Coaching Basics Course. This course will start on Thursday, April 23 and run for 6 consecutive Thursdays. Each…
By now, you’ve probably heard that federal tax credits for heat pumps expired at the end of 2025. This means that homeowners who want to install these comfortable and energy-efficient…
Craig Forman, a HeatSmart Alliance member, reports that he was able to replace his gas water heater with a heat pump water heater (HPWH) for less than it would have…
Announcing the publication of our Heat Pump Coaching Handbook, a valuable resource for HeatSmart Alliance volunteer coaches and others who want to provide volunteer coaching services.
There’s fantastic news for residential heat pump users this Fall. The primary investor-owned utilities in Massachusetts will offer substantially discounted electricity rates for residences that heat with heat pumps. These…
In April, we published “2024 in review Part I,” which discussed the HeatSmart Alliance’s (Alliance) coaching and outreach efforts last year. Part II will cover what our technology working group…
My wife and I own a beautiful older home in Wellesley that was built sometime in the early 1920s. Being outdoors enthusiasts, we have always felt a strong concern for…
When one of three central air conditioning compressors failed last summer, Bob and Kathy Curley took a hard look at the other components in their system. Could the other two…
With 2024 now behind us and the first months of 2025 underway, here’s a recap of what the HeatSmart Alliance has been up to! We’ll start by discussing our…
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