When the days get colder and your utility bills soar, it's a good idea to have extra heating help on hand.

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What you need to know about storage heaters, including how much they cost and if night storage heaters could save you money on your energy bills. With over 10 years’ experience writing about consumer ...

Hybrid water heaters have a conventional electric storage heater paired with a heat pump that extracts heat from the air and uses it to help heat the water. This makes sense if you're replacing a ...

Instant heat, silent operation and energy efficiency make the DeLonghi space heater one of our top picks for cold weather ...

However, the upfront cost of tankless water heaters is often higher compared to traditional storage units. Installation can also be more complex, especially if your home needs electrical or gas line ...

Electric cooperatives are poised to increase their use of electric water heaters as a demand response (DR) and energy storage tool in their service territories. The 50 million residential electric ...

Alana Vilagi, a researcher with UAF's Alaska Center for Energy and Power, shows the ceramic bricks inside an electric thermal storage heater. 50 of these ETSH stoves will be installed in homes in the ...

There are two primary types of water heaters: storage and tankless. In this column I’ll try to explain the differences between these two approaches and offer some guidance on choosing between them.