The rumours are true: heat pumps are more energy-efficient than most other mainstream heating appliances. Once you get past the initial heat pump investment hurdle, you may reap anywhere from 50 to 400-plus percent efficiency gains from various types of heat pump systems. Heat pumps have...

Winter energy bills are no joke here in Ontario. According to Natural Resources Canada, 61% of the energy you pay for each year goes to heat your home. That is a lot of energy for powering just one appliance! It gets worse, too. Another 19% goes just to provide hot water. A further 14%...

We know it is very tempting. And it seems to make sense. But if there’s one thing you shouldn’t do to try to reduce your heating bills this winter, it’s closing off air vents in unused rooms. It’s a long-standing myth that closing off air vents will definitely save...