Opinion piece offers suggestions to meet Maine's greenhouse emissions goals
According to an opinion piece by the Maine Monitor, Maine is on track to install 100,000 air-source heat pumps by 2025 to boost the use of renewable energy and replace oil heat burners. However, Maine is …
Energy North Group acquires 22 businesses in Northeast
According to a report by CSP Daily, Energy North Group has acquired 22 businesses, including Putnam Fuel Co., a Goffstown, NH-based heating oil and HVAC company. Terms of the various deals were not revealed. Other recent …
Texas A&M develops energy-saving HVAC material
Texas A&M University announced that researchers in its College of Engineering have developed a polymer with enhanced dehumidification properties. This organic material could help develop more energy-efficient systems with a smaller carbon footprint, considering HVAC systems …
Dandelion Energy expands services & office space in Connecticut
Residential geothermal company Dandelion Energy is expanding sales and service to the full state of Connecticut. The expansion is due to a positive response to its Home Geothermal Systems launched in Fairfield County last year, …
A.R.M. Solutions appointed NPGA Affinity Program collections partner
A.R.M. Solutions, a California-based collection agency, has been named the exclusive Accounts Receivable Management & Collections Services Partner of the National Propane and Gas Association’s (NPGA) Affinity Program. NPGA's membership includes small businesses and large corporations …
Industry responds to Newsday article concerning heat pump conversion
Rocco Lacertosa, CEO of New York State Energy Coalition, penned a letter in response to a March 14 Newsday article featuring a homeowner who converted to a "green" heat pump system. An excerpt: "In the fall …
Watsco & Carrier JV buys Chicago-based HVAC distributor
Watsco, Inc. and Carrier Global Corp. have formed a joint venture to acquire Temperature Equipment Corp. (TEC), a Chicago-based HVAC distributors with annual sales of $291 million. Terms of the deal were not revealed. TEC marks …
FMCSA extends hours of service waiver to March 31
The Energy Marketers of America (EMA) reported that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has again extended and modified a regional Hours of Service waiver for the following states due to winter storms: Kentucky, …
NEFI & ABFA support heating oil industry's net-zero by 2050 pledge
The National Energy & Fuels Institute (NEFI) is partnering with the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA) to promote policy solutions that will help to achieve net-zero economywide emissions by 2050. Together, the organizations will promote government policies …
Berks-Schuylkill Oil Heat Association donates $5k to Salvation Army
The Berks-Schuylkill Oil Heat Association (BSOHA) recently donated $5,000 to both the Berks and Schuylkill County Salvation Army. Each Corps received half of the total donation. Since 2006, the BSOHA's annual charitable donation has directly …