HVAC

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Request for Information (RFI) for new Home Energy Rebate Programs. With the RFI, the DOE is seeking input on nearly $9 billion for the Home Energy Rebate Program, funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. The Act is designed to provide funding to help residents cut energy costs in their homes through energy ...

Underwriters Laboratories published an update to include B20 to B100 in its UL296 standard for safety testing liquid-fuel-fired burners, reports the National Oilheat Research Alliance. Prior to the update, the UL standard included procedures for evaluation of burners for use with biodiesel blends up to B20. The updated standard includes the procedure and requirements for burners up to B20, including ...

Burnham Holdings, Inc., announced that Douglas S. Brossman will retire as CEO, effective April 24, 2023, after a fifteen-year career with the company.  Christopher R. Drew, currently President and COO, will become Chief Executive Officer. Christopher R. Drew Drew brings extensive knowledge of the HVAC industry to the position. He has been a long-standing participant in the Air-Conditioning, Heating and ...

Paraco Gas acquired Chickos Energy Services of Milford, Connecticut. The acquisition, announced Dec. 22, is Paraco’s second of an HVAC company in 2022. Chickos Energy Services has been family owned and operated since the 1950s. “Paraco is the right fit at the right time,” said Michael Chickos, former owner of Chickos Energy Services. “Paraco’s values and family focus means that ...

Maine Technical Education Center’s Meet the Graduates event is held on the final day of the Oilheat Technician Training course. Graduating students are presented with a Certificate of Completion from MTEC, and those students who are not already employed by a company have the opportunity to meet face-to-face with contractors in attendance looking to hire MTEC students. The last Meet ...

Rye Brook, NY-based Paraco Gas has entered into a strategic partnership with NY-based Thuesen Mechanical to deliver HVAC services. Paraco said its joint venture with Thuesen Mechanical—Paraco Energy and Home Services—will offer plumbing, heating system installations, water treatment systems, air conditioning and conservation in the counties of Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess in New York, along with Fairfield County, Connecticut.  “Selecting ...

Dead River Co., based in South Portland, Maine, acquired the distillates, propane and HVAC service business of Scott Energy Co., Gloucester, Mass., Cetane Associates announced. The origins of Scott Energy, a full-service home and business energy provider, go back to 1946, when Ed Scott Sr. founded the company under the name Scott Oil Co., employing one used oil truck for ...

On July 11, 2022 PPATEC (Pennsylvania Petroleum Association Technical Education Center) launched its inaugural 10-Week HVAC & Energy Professional Program. This program was the result of a multi-year effort that included a building expansion, Pennsylvania Department of Education certification, and Veteran Affairs approval. Course curriculum for the 400-hour program includes electric, air conditioning, gas/oil heating, and propane training. The initial ...

Colleen Ege and Nicholas Scarfo joined the staff at the Maine Energy Marketers Association. The association noted that Ege “brings with her quite a bit of knowledge of the industry.” Prior to joining MEMA, Ege was a propane manager and service dispatcher at Fielding’s Oil & Propane, and before that she was a heating oil technician for a smaller company ...

Taco Comfort Solutions donated $25,000 to Tunnel to Towers Foundation during an event held on June 15 at Wales Darby’s Islandia, NY facility. Taco teamed up with their New York manufacturer’s rep, Wales Darby, to run a contractor promotion in the Long Island area supporting Tunnel to Towers. Taco donated proceeds from Taco heating circulators sold during a four-month period ...