Brien Baker, left, an architect with Simple City Studio in Amherst, talks during a recent open house at 781 Burts Pit Road in Northampton on the affordable homes’ new solar-powered heat pumps, while ...

Plug-in solar has remained in the shadows because of a lack of safety standards and often costly requirements imposed by ...

When it comes to renewable energy at home, solar panels are often the first option that comes to mind, leaving homeowners with the choice between monocrystalline or polycrystalline solar panels, and ...

WINDHAM, ME - JANUARY 19: Matt Johnson, 38, an HVAC technician with ReVision Energy, a New England company specializing in solar energy and electric heat pump installations, works on removing all ...

Welcome to our series answering reader questions and concerns about how to cut the utility company cord. I currently use wood to heat my off-grid home but would like to figure out my options for using ...

• Hot-water usage: Since the more hot water you use the more money you save with a solar heating system, large households will save a lot more by going solar. For example, a family of four will save a ...

Federal tax credits for residential solar panels, batteries and heat pumps expired, eliminating incentives that previously saved homeowners thousands of dollars. Emerging lease-to-own models and ...

Landlords could be pushed into installing either a heat pump or solar panels under Ed Miliband’s latest net zero drive, ...

Your hot water system may be the biggest fossil-fuel user in your home. With solar, it can quietly become one of the easiest ...