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A heat pump is an efficient, sustainable way to heat and cool your home. Learn how it works and whether this is a smart purchase for you.

Heat pumps improved performance make them viable for even the coldest of climates. Here's what you should know about heat pumps vs. air conditioners.

The simplest way to understand a heat pump is that it uses electricity to gather heat from one place and move it to another.

Oyvind Solsta’s “light bulb” moment with heat pumps came upon reading that the heat they produce far exceeds the amount of electricity that goes in. Installing a heat pump in his house in ...

Heat pumps are being sold to consumers as a way of cutting carbon emissions from homes - but are they suitable for older or larger homes? A heat pump is an electric-powered system that uses heat ...

Sales of super-efficient electric heat pumps are rising in the U.S. But what are heat pumps? And why do some call them a key climate solution?

Consumer Reports looked into the mixed messages about whether modern heat pumps can truly replace traditional heating in cold climates. Here's what we found.