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Tesla Enters Home Energy Storage Market

New battery systems store juice from solar panels for use later Tesla, the creator of the luxury electric cars with eye-popping acceleration, is moving into the home energy sector with a line of large, rechargeable batteries that could make residential s…
New battery systems store juice from solar panels for use later Tesla, the creator of the luxury electric cars with eye-popping acceleration, is moving into the home energy… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/tesla-enters-home-energy-storage-market/

Choose the Right Heat Pump

Bivalent heat pumps offer advantages in retrofits
Bivalent heat pumps offer advantages in retrofits By Shawna Henderson, Blue House Energy An air-to-air system is what North Americans typically think of when they hear the… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/choose-right-heat-pump/

Matching Curves and Pumps

With a little math, a contractor can choose the right pump for the job
With a little math, a contractor can choose the right pump for the job When was the last time someone threw you a curve? When was the last time you hit one? We encounter many… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/matching-curves-and-pumps/

Entice Customers With Reduced Monthly Payments

Cap budget programs foster stability and take focus off price
Cap budget programs foster stability and take focus off price As of this writing, the forward curve for next heating season is trading at $1.90 per gallon. That’s more than a… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/entice-customers-reduced-monthly-payments/

Working the Margins

Hedging experts offer advice on managing multiple uncertainties regarding price, weather and a patchwork of sulfur specifications
Hedging experts offer advice on managing multiple uncertainties regarding price, weather and a patchwork of sulfur specifications Each heating season brings its share of… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/working-margins/

Dr. Philip Verleger Will Deliver NEFI Expo Keynote

Author Dr. Philip K. Verleger Jr., a leading authority on energy economics, will deliver a keynote address at the 2015 NEFI Energy Expo. Verleger has served in two presidential administrations and operates an independent consulting firm, PKVerleger LLC.
Author Dr. Philip K. Verleger Jr., a leading authority on energy economics, will deliver a keynote address at the 2015 NEFI Energy Expo. Verleger has served in two presidential… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/dr-philip-verleger-will-deliver-nefi-expo-keynote/

What’s In Your Toolbox?

Offer clients more ideas, more options, and you’ll earn more
Offer clients more ideas, more options, and you’ll earn more By Shawna Henderson, Blue House Energy Let’s just say it: No one ever complained about being too comfortable in… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/whats-your-toolbox/

An App to Monitor Your Propane Supply

Propane tank level can be viewed online
A Boston area startup is developing a propane tank monitoring system that enables customers to check the fill level on their propane tanks remotely via smartphone. Tank Utility… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/app-monitor-your-propane-supply/

Boiler Manual Is More Than a Kneeler

Installers, technicians can find important answers inside
Installers, technicians can find important answers inside I’m a trainer, but I’m no smarter than the next guy. In fact, I’m not afraid to say that I have had the pleasure of… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/boiler-manual-more-kneeler/

Switching From Oil or Gas to Heat Pumps

New preferences lead to new opportunities
New preferences lead to new opportunities By Shawna Henderson, Blue House Energy Historically, my home province of Nova Scotia has many connections with New England, starting… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/switching-oil-or-gas-heat-pumps/

HVAC Contractors Take on Light Commercial Work

Energy Kinetics helps contractors handle big jobs
Energy Kinetics helps contractors handle big jobs By John MacKenna Large commercial spaces in cold climates can consume a lot of energy for heating, which makes them excellent… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/hvac-contractors-take-light-commercial-work/

Buffer Tanks and Modulating Condensing Boilers

Extra component eliminates short cycling and reduces wear and tear
Extra component eliminates short cycling and reduces wear and tear During the last decade we have witnessed the phenomenal growth of modulating-condensing boiler… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/buffer-tanks-and-modulating-condensing-boilers/

Show Me the Money

NORA aims to help dealers use hard data to demonstrate potential energy savings and motivate customers to upgrade
NORA aims to help dealers use hard data to demonstrate potential energy savings and motivate customers to upgrade By John MacKenna Selling new Oilheat equipment can be a… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/show-me-money/

Passive Solar at Home

When you are designing a solar house in a cold climate, you need to address solar gain in three ways:
When you are designing a solar house in a cold climate, you need to address solar gain in three ways: How are you going to collect it? How are you going to store it? How… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/passive-solar-home/

Competing in Connectivity

Honeywell’s Lyric thermostat helps contractors meet rising expectations.
Honeywell’s Lyric thermostat helps contractors meet rising expectations. Providers who want to ride the cutting-edge of intelligent home comfort will appreciate Honeywell’s new… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/competing-connectivity/

Automatic Setback Without the Programming

Honeywell’s new Lyric™ thermostat brings unprecedented comfort, flexibility and precision to the realm of programmable thermostats.
Honeywell’s new Lyric™ thermostat brings unprecedented comfort, flexibility and precision to the realm of programmable thermostats by replacing fixed setback scheduling with… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/automatic-setback-without-programming/

Know Your Flow

Hello, energy service professionals. Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve written, but I am a person that needs to be energized about something to put it down in words. So now you’re asking, what has me energized? Airflow, that’s what.
Hello, energy service professionals. Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve written, but I am a person that needs to be energized about something to put it down in words. So now… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/know-your-flow/

Striking the Right Balance

Low-temperature in-floor hydronic systems have gained a higher profile, if not a higher market share, in North America over the years. There are champions and detractors; good systems and horrible systems. Every aspect of the house and the system has to b…
Low-temperature in-floor hydronic systems have gained a higher profile, if not a higher market share, in North America over the years. There are champions and detractors; good… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/striking-right-balance/

Zone Valves or Circulators?

In my hydronics classes I always like to ask the attendees which they prefer, zone valves or circulators.
In my hydronics classes I always like to ask the attendees which they prefer, zone valves or circulators. A few years ago most of the guys were in the circulator camp with a… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/zone-valves-or-circulators/

Thermo Pride Introduces 95 Percent Efficient Oil Furnace

Thermo Products LLC, the North Judson, Ind.-based maker of heating and cooling products, recently introduced a new condensing oil furnace that achieves a 95 percent rating on the AFUE efficiency scale and is Energy Star 4.0 listed.
Thermo Products LLC, the North Judson, Ind.-based maker of heating and cooling products, recently introduced a new condensing oil furnace that achieves a 95 percent rating on… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/thermo-pride-introduces-95-percent-efficient-oil-furnace/

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