Many of today’s boilers and furnaces are touted as being “high-efficiency” units. In this post we’ll explore what that means. The efficiency of your home heating equipment is measured by a term called “annual fuel utilization efficiency,” or AFUE. Simply put, AFUE (pronounced “a-few”) is a measure of how efficient an appliance is in converting […]
Technology reduces home heating costs. Most everyone who pays to heat a home or business shares a similar goal: to reduce the cost of heating. There are several ways to bring down the cost, such as buying less expensive fuel and improving the building’s outer shell to prevent heat loss. The single most cost-effective strategy, […]
UPDATE: As of 08/02/2016, this bill did not make it to a floor vote. In Massachusetts, a comprehensive energy bill, S. 2372, and Amendment 48 would introduce a carbon tax without giving public testimony and feedback. A carbon tax is a fee intended to make users of fossil fuels pay for climate damage their fuel […]
