News
Reporting on the federal rules, prices, shipments and companies shaping the HVAC trade, with every figure traced to its primary source.
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Heating Oil Forecast Up 35% This Winter; Gas Falls
EIA’s September outlook puts heating oil 35% above last winter and residential gas 9% below. At forecast prices, oil heat costs closer to electric resistance than to gas.
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America Had 132.5 Million Homes in 2024
EIA’s 2024 residential survey counts 132.54 million homes, up from 123.53 million. What it says about climate regions and housing age, and what is missing until 2027.
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Heat Pumps Were 45% of July HVAC Shipments
Heat pumps took 45.1% of July shipments. Year to date the industry has shipped 126,433 fewer units than in 2024 but 142,854 more heat pumps, so the category…
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The A2L Transition at 20 Months: Manufacturing Settled, Service Not
New residential equipment has been under 700 GWP since January 2025, pre-2025 R-410A inventory is installable with no end date, and EPA 608 never changed. Where each piece…
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The Heating Season Opens With Prices High and Shipments Soft
Equipment prices at a series high, gas furnace shipments down 6.2%, and heating oil closing the last season at its highest since 2022. The published positions going into…
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Every HVAC Rule That Took Effect in 2026, With Dates
Four federal changes took effect during 2026: leak repair rules, VRF restrictions, new room air conditioner minimums, and an EPA rule that removed the R-410A installation cutoff.
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Three Federal Actions in Six Weeks All Squeeze Refrigerant Supply
Two trade measures on Chinese imports and one scheduled production cap, all within six weeks. None is a refrigerant rule, but together they describe a tightening supply picture…
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HVAC Equipment Prices Hit a Record in July
The BLS producer price index for HVAC equipment reached 324.9 in July, its highest reading, up 1.23% on the month heading into the autumn replacement season.
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DOE Proposes Changing How It Sets Efficiency Standards
DOE proposed revising the process rule that governs how efficiency standards are justified. It shapes the pipeline of future HVAC standards without touching the ones already in the…
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Commerce Publishes Final HFC Blend Duty Results for 2023-2024
Final results of the antidumping administrative review on HFC blends from China, covering August 2023 to July 2024. The second Commerce action on imported refrigerant within six weeks.