Derek Eder News Today

When Derek Eder started looking for an all-electric heating system for his 100-year-old home in Oak Park, some local furnace installers refused to work with him, saying the technology wasn’t up to the challenge of a Midwestern winter. Other installers told him they’d do the job, but only if he invested in a natural gas backup system for very cold days. But Eder, who was trying to go ...

Alongside rooftop solar panels and electric vehicles, heat pumps have emerged as a key climate solution and staple of the residential electrification movement.