Unitil Announces Rate Increase – What Will Natural Gas Cost?
Unitil just announced a rate increase request to the PUC (public utility commission). It’s been mentioned in the media that it’s a 16% increase. That sounds like a lot! What does it mean; is natural...
View ArticleFreeport School Saves Before & After with Air Source Heat Pumps
The Merriconeag Waldorf School in Freeport, Maine recently built this beautiful building to house their Arts and Crafts classes. Their building is a wonder of modern building science and was built to...
View ArticleThe Economics of Service Plans
We talk to many people about signing up with the reVision heat service plan who have been using one of the major oil company’s service contracts for years. We’re convinced that, as a general rule, it...
View ArticleWhat to Look for in a Heat Pump Water Heater
Many people are coming to the realization that a Heat Pump Water Heater can be an ideal solution to knock 200-300 gallons off their oil bill each year. High mass oil boilers do an awful job when just...
View ArticleIt was a Long Day Installing our First Kedel
It was a long day, but here is Ryan Hamilton and Stefan Apse at 8 pm pulling the old oil boiler to deliver it to its final resting place. There is nothing quite as rewarding to me as taking a house...
View ArticleShould I Convert to Natural Gas?
Ron & Chuck love saving 50% off their previous energy costs with natural gas. As natural gas companies continue to expand their territories into areas like Falmouth, Cumberland, and Yarmouth, the...
View ArticleThe Latest Heat Pump Works Down to -15°F
Fujitsu has just released their latest heat pump, the RLS-2H which maintains it’s rated output down to -15°F. That’s a pretty amazing feat! The 15,000 BTU RLS-2H produces 15,000 BTU/hr at -15°F and...
View ArticleWhat’s the Difference Between Pellet Stoves & Pellet Boilers?
It’s not uncommon for customers to confuse pellet stoves and pellet boilers. It’s true, both turn locally produced wood pellets into thermal energy, but they are very different after that. Pellet...
View ArticleNo Impact Week – One reVision heat Family’s Experience
This week is “No Impact Week” in the Coon household. Our family, along with another 30+ people in the Portland area, is experimenting in creating no environmental impact for a full seven days. We’re...
View ArticleNatural Gas Expansion is coming to Cumberland, Falmouth and Yarmouth in June,...
Although northern New England continues to suffer intermittent natural gas price volatility due to the lack of a high volume pipeline north of Boston, smaller local pipelines are being built rapidly in...
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