By Paul F. P. Pogue From Ask Angi As you watch the temperatures rise and your energy bills skyrocket even faster, you may find yourself wondering if there’s a better option to heat and cool your house than your forced-air HVAC unit. Depending on your circumstances, a geothermal heat pump could be the right solution…
How to Save on Heating This Winter
By Erin Bendig From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance With energy prices increasing, many people are looking for ways to save on heating bills this winter. One solution: Turn off your heat when you’re away from home. The idea that your heater works harder to heat a cold house than it does to keep a home warm…
Install a Towel Warmer
If your bathroom just can’t be warm enough for you, especially in the winter months, consider treating yourself to an electric towel warmer. Not only is it heating your towels, it’s also making a cold space warmer. So, you’ll appreciate the luxury of stepping out of the shower or bathtub and wrapping yourself in a…
Which Are the Cheapest Home Electric Heaters?
As winter approaches and energy prices are still high, the need for an energy-efficient heater becomes more urgent. Many different kinds of heaters are available on the market, but finding one that offers the cheapest electric heat is more difficult. In a recent article, the Department of Energy reported that it expects the cost of…
Nova Scotia to Give Some Low-Income Households One-Time $250 Inflation Relief Benefit
Nova Scotia will provide a one-time $250 payment to households on government income assistance to help with the rising cost of living, the province announced on Dec. 14. All households receiving income assistance will get a one-time payment of $250 before Christmas, while full-time foster families will receive $1,000, the province said. Meanwhile, $100 million…
Tesla Owners Report Heating System Failure in Cold Weather, Following Software Update
Several Tesla owners across the Prairies are reporting issues with the electric vehicles’ heating system as the region has been experiencing extremely cold weather in recent weeks. This is possibly caused by a software issue following the company’s latest software update for its Model Y and Model 3 vehicles in December. Tyler Selvig, a resident…
Prairie Tesla Owners Report Heating System Failure in Cold Weather, Following Software Update
Several Tesla owners in the Prairie provinces are reporting issues with the electric vehicles’ heating system as the region has been experiencing extremely cold weather in recent weeks. This is possibly caused by a software issue following the company’s latest software update for its Model Y and Model 3 vehicles in December. Tyler Selvig, a…
An Efficient Way to Slash Home Heating Bills
Just as I was knee-deep in researching, testing, and learning all I could about electric space heaters, this letter popped up in my inbox. Dear Mary: I need your help to figure out how we can reduce our home heating bills. It’s killing us to pay so much to keep our house warm in the…
Is It Just Me or Is It Cold in Here?
The news isn’t good, but better we know so we can get ready for what’s coming rather than to be caught unaware. Due to worldwide events, the U.S. government says it expects households to see their heating bills jump as much as 54 percent compared with last winter. What if I told you there are…
Natural Gas Prices Expected to Be Volatile This Winter Amid Uncertainty About Weather: EIA
Natural gas prices are expected to be “volatile” across the United States as the winter heating season begins amid uncertainty about the weather, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). In its November Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), published Tuesday, the EIA estimates that U.S. natural gas storage levels had risen to within 3 percent of the…
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