# Getting into hot water: What I learned ditching my gas tank for a more climate-friendly heat pump

With $8 million in new funding, a Charlestown startup is trying to reinvent one of a home’s biggest energy guzzlers — and persuade skeptical homeowners to curb their emissions. The post Getting into hot water: What I learned ditching my gas tank for a more climate-friendly heat pump appeared first on Boston.com.

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