Opinion piece offers suggestions to meet Maine's greenhouse emissions goals

April 5, 2021

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

April 1, 2021

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

March 30, 2021

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

March 25, 2021

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

March 23, 2021

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

March 22, 2021

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

March 18, 2021

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

March 17, 2021

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

March 16, 2021

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 …