Discover the key differences between heat pumps and furnaces, including energy efficiency, cost, and climate suitability. Learn which heating system is best for your home and lifestyle.

Mike De Socio is a CNET contributor who writes about energy, personal finance, electric vehicles and climate change. He's also the author of the nonfiction book, "Morally Straight: How the Fight for ...

Heat pumps have annually outsold gas furnaces for several years now, and with the recent introduction of more high-efficiency, cold-climate, air-source heat pumps, that trend is likely to continue.

When Jack Schniepp’s furnace began to fail this winter in his two-story Bend home, he and his wife decided they’d tear it out and replace it with a heat pump. “We wanted to do it for climate-related ...

Guess who has two thumbs and no hot water? This guy!!! Our house is set up for gas everything: stove, oven, clothes dryer, furnace, and of course the water heater. We have enough power to switch to ...

CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology columnist who has covered everything from HDTVs to computers to Flowbee Haircut Systems. Besides his work with CNET, Don's work has been featured in a ...