Maine
Bonus rebate aims to entice Maine small towns to make the switch to heat pumps
Efficiency Maine is offering extra funding to smaller municipalities to pay for heat pump installations.
Massachusetts
Innovative geothermal micro-district concept moves ahead in Massachusetts
Utilities could prove useful partners in the projects, which involve drilling, trenching and laying pipe to bring underground heat into buildings.
decarbonization
Critics say Rhode Island report overlooks potential of heat pumps
A consultant’s report on decarbonizing the heating sector emphasizes efficiency and renewables, but not heat pumps.
natural gas
Gas bans, once a California specialty, arrive in New England
Cities in California and Massachusetts are advancing bans on natural gas hookups in new buildings.
Maine
Maine seeks installers to help meet goal of 100,000 heat pumps
Under a new state law, Maine will need to average 20,000 installations per year over the next five years.