Purchasers of high-efficiency equipment such as furnaces, central air conditioning systems, water heaters, stoves and fans can claim tax credits valued at up to 10 percent of their new equipment. But that credit is only available for equipment installed between...
If you recently had a service company come in to quote on repairing your air conditioner and the quote came in at 50 percent or more of the cost to replace it, you really should consider an A/C purchase instead. If your current A/C is more than 14 years old, in...
If you’ve been considering making your home “greener,” you now have even more incentive to do so. The government is once again offering tax credits for energy-efficient systems for 2013 and 2012 — the credits apply to qualifying appliances and...
Winters in southeastern Michigan can be brutally cold, but with geothermal heating, you’ll be able to keep your home comfortably warm by tapping into the stored heat underground. Several feet beneath the top surface of the soil, the temperatures are moderate...