Storage heaters mean you can heat your home with lower off-peak electricity rates. They are part of an electric heating system, and you'll need a time-of-use tariff (such as Economy 7 or Economy 10) ...

Electric cooperatives are poised to increase their use of electric water heaters as a demand response (DR) and energy storage tool in their service territories. The 50 million residential electric ...

There are two primary types of water heaters: storage and tankless. In this column I’ll try to explain the differences between these two approaches and offer some guidance on choosing between them.

Like it or not, time-of-day electricity prices are here to stay. And having to pay more for power during peak periods means higher electric heating bills because most household heating happens when ...

Electric thermal storage units use high-density clay bricks to store energy. Based on the customer’s temperature setting, an internal fan will take heat from the bricks and discharge it into the room ...

During summer, often the last thing on our minds is ensuring our homes are winter-ready and optimised to best keep us warm. However, the colder months always arrive much quicker than expected, so ...

A new study in Periodica Polytechnica Mechanical Engineering explores how domestic electric water heaters can be used as thermal energy storage units when paired with photovoltaic (PV) systems. This ...

When it comes to hot water, most of us rarely give it a second thought until it’s not available at the right moment. But have you ever considered whether the water heater you’ve been using is truly ...