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Sunrun, Renew Home, and Tesla Just Turned Smart Thermostats Into a 16.8 Gigawatt Power Plant for Data Centers

Sunrun, Renew Home, and Tesla announced a partnership to deliver more than 16.8 gigawatts of flexible power to data centers and utilities, using existing home batteries, EVs, and smart HVAC systems. Here is how connected thermostats became a power plant and what it means for HVAC contractors.

Jun 25, 2026

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Kevin Wheeler Retires After 30 Years at A.O. Smith — CEO Stephen Shafer Adds Chairman Title in Leadership Consolidation

Jun 25, 2026

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Enertech Global Turns 30: How a Midwest Geothermal Distributor Became a NIBE-Backed Manufacturing Powerhouse

Jun 23, 2026

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ASME's Proposed Boiler Code Change Could Eliminate Decades-Old HVACR Exemptions — Here Is What AHRI Is Fighting and Why It Matters

Jun 23, 2026

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A. Hattersley & Sons Joins a Larger Platform: What the Acquisition of a Century-Old Mechanical Contractor Reveals About Commercial HVAC Consolidation

Jun 23, 2026

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President Trump's Section 232 Tariff Cut Could Save HVAC Buyers $2.3 Billion, According to HARDI — Here Is the Full Breakdown

Jun 23, 2026

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California's Heat Pump Target Just Got a New Partner: Jetson Home's Expansion and What It Means for the State's 6 Million Heat Pump Goal

Jun 23, 2026

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Comfort Systems USA Data Center Cooling Boom: What It Means for Subcontractors

Jun 22, 2026

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Ontario's Retrofit Program Changes June 30: What HVAC Contractors Must Know

Jun 22, 2026

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HVAC Price-Fixing Lawsuit Count Hits Six — Contractors Now Have Their Own Track

Jun 22, 2026

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Watsco Completes Its Jackson Supply Acquisition — and the Sunbelt Distribution Map Just Got Smaller

Jun 22, 2026

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Lennox to Acquire Heat Controller: What the Comfort-Aire Deal Means

Jun 22, 2026

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Beijer Ref Just Announced a 60% Price Increase on R-410A: What It Means for Contractors Still Servicing the Legacy Refrigerant Installed Base

Jun 21, 2026

by Jared Genser