5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (883+ words) How much are heat pump owners in Rhode Island overpaying on their electric bills? The groups released the report following the recent approval of new distribution rates for Rhode Island Energy, the state’s largest supplier of power and gas. As…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (182+ words) UK: Great Britain has updated guidance on its 2025 ban on single split air conditioners containing less than 3 kg of fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP of 750 or higher. Refrigerants such as R-407C and R-410A are covered by the prohibition. However, exemptions apply…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (508+ words) Norwalk Hour Cooling from air conditioning saves lives — more than 5,000 a year in the United States alone — but it also heats up the planet and taxes our electrical grid, scientists say As the world warms, heat waves strike…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (302+ words) A renter said their apartment went nearly a month without hot water after the building's main line was shut off due to plumbing work in the vacant unit next door. After several repair attempts and parts being swapped out, the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (530+ words) Cost was still the leading obstacle for households without AC. Across Europe, growing temperatures are pushing many residents to favor keeping homes safe during heatwaves over reducing carbon pollution. Survey results from six countries suggest that Europeans want policymakers to…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (327+ words) Few household problems feel more immediate than a shower that will not get or stay hot. That is what one renter described online after moving into a new place, saying the water went lukewarm after five minutes and the landlord…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (142+ words) Europe’s allergy to air conditioning isn’t quaint or virtuous—it’s costing lives, crushing productivity, and proving that sometimes the simplest solution is to turn on the damn AC. As the saying goes, the definition of stupid is doing the same…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (307+ words) Citizens in major European countries hit by this summer's severe heat waves named expanding air conditioning access a more urgent priority than fighting climate change, a survey found. Facing life-threatening heat, people are increasingly putting immediate cooling ahead of the…...

4+ week, 41+ min ago   (393+ words) Willis Carrier’s breakthrough wasn’t designed to rescue people from summer heat, beginning with paper, ink and a Brooklyn print shop. Modern air conditioning was not originally designed to stop office workers melting into their chairs or help us sleep through…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (217+ words) By Don Mort, local democracy reporting service A historic masonic hall is set to get new air conditioning units to cope with an increase in summer heatwaves. Planning permission is sought from the council for the installation at Pudsey Masonic…...