HARRISBURG, S.D. One woman has received the gift of heat from a plumbing and heating company.

Golden Rule Plumbing, Heating and Cooling installed a free, brand new furnace into Sandy Boelhowers home.

Boelhower has been battling different forms of cancer for nearly 9 years.

She started with a brain tumor, then doctors found lung cancer and a year later she had kidney cancer.

While shes won all her battles, it has left her with a big pile of medical bills.

A couple of weeks ago, Boelhower found out her furnace was leaking carbon monoxide.

But she couldnt afford to fix it and needed to keep using it to stay warm.

Thats where Golden Rule Plumbing, Heating and Cooling came into play.

They are so nice I just want to hug them all, says Boelhower. Im still in shock i think, because Im not a winner in anything.

Boelhowers daughter nominated her to win the free furnace.

Golden Rule Plumbing, Heating and Cooling has been offering to install a free furnace every year since 2014 as part of their give the gift of heat program.

This year, they had 90 applicants.

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OCEAN COUNTY officials announced the County will receive $1.1 million in incentives from the state Board of Public Utilities for the installation of a energy efficient heating and cooling system at the Ocean County Justice Complex on Hooper Avenue, Toms River.

We are very happy to receive these incentives from the BPU, said Ocean County Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari, who serves as liaison to the countys Department of Buildings and Grounds. This is an important step in the work Ocean County has been doing to create more energy efficient facilities.

The BPU noted the County submitted an application under the New Jerseys Clean Energy Programs Combined Heat and Power & Fuel Cell Program requesting $1.1 million in incentives for the installation of a new Combined Heat and Power system at the Ocean County Justice Complex in downtown Toms River.

The Justice Complex is a multi-use facility housing courtrooms, some of the divisions of the Ocean County Sheriffs Office, jail facilities and other government functions.

The new 600 kW CHP system generates electricity to power the facility, while capturing and using the waste heat for space heating, cooling, and water heating.

According to Vicari and the BPU, the energy efficiency measures will provide both energy and cost savings.

The estimated annual energy cost savings is expected to be $383,000, Vicari said. That is substantial savings for the county taxpayers.

Ocean County has closely been working with the BPU on energy upgrades at County facilities.

In November, the County was notified by the state Board of Public Utilities that it accepted and approved the countys plan for energy upgrades.

With that approval we began to move forward with the upgrades, Vicari said.

Ocean County completed the energy audit in May submitting the information to the BPU for approval.

This audit is very important to us as we look at ways to reduce costs and improve our energy efficiency, Vicari said. The audit comes with a number of beneficial suggestions that we will be considering for implementation.

Under the program, Vicari said, costs for the improvements would be offset by incentives from the state.

And, he said, the money saved on energy could be reallocated to pay for additional energy upgrades. The audits recommendations could reap a self-funding potential of $19.3 million which is more than $1.3 million more than the amount appropriated for the upgrades.

The energy audit was the result of an exhaustive examination of six facilities that receive a lot of traffic both from the public and with our employees, Vicari said. That is why they were chosen for this initial review.

In addition to the Justice Complex the other facilities included the Ocean County Courthouse, the Ocean County Administration Building, the Ocean County Jail, the Ocean County Prosecutors Office and the parking garage all in downtown Toms River.

These facilities total 1,022,775 square feet, Vicari said. They produce an annual energy bill of $2.3 million.

Ocean County is looking at other improvements including upgrades to the lighting systems, automated controls for lighting, upgrades to existing heating and air conditioning systems and some building improvements.

The BPUs Clean Energy Program promotes increased energy efficiency and the use of clean, renewable sources of energy. The County began the process in late 2014 to participate in the Local Government Energy Audit to identify cost-justified efficiency measures. This audit results provided the Board of Freeholders with various energy alternatives that can be implemented.

Over the course of several months, representatives from DCO Energy, Lawrenceville, visited each county location noted in the audit and did a complete review of the buildings.

They looked at electric and natural gas usage, building architectural and engineering drawings, lighting systems, heating and air conditioning equipment and controls, roofs, windows, doorways, occupancy schedules and maintenance practices, Vicari said.

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(Photo submitted) A crane lowers a new commercial HVAC system onto the roof of Ashe Memorial Hospital in February.

FLEETWOOD-No matter how many times theyve seen it, Chad and Randall Scott say they never get tired of watching a crane hoist a giant heating and cooling system into the air.

Its like art to see somebody pick this massive thing up with a crane and place it gently on a roof, Randall Scott, co-owner of Fleetwoods Scott Brothers Heating & Air Conditioning, said. Its fun to watch every time.

And these days, the Scott Brothers are watching more HVAC systems go airborne than ever before thanks to a growing list of commercial clients. Ashe Memorial Hospital, for instance, recently turned to the company to install two new super sized HVAC systems to replace its aging rooftop units. Jobs like that lead the company to believe revenues will grow by some 15 percent this year alone.

Commercial install and maintenance work is a niche Scott Brothers has taken advantage of sporadically since the duo founded the company more than a quarter century ago, but its really only been the last year that its commercial business has picked up in a big way.

Weve done some small commercial stuff over the years, Chad Scott said. But the bigger stuff like the hospital systems have really only started to roll in over the last 12 months or so. Were focusing more on commercial work these days than ever before.

Thats a bit of a departure from the two man shop the Scotts launched in 1991 at the urging of their father. While working as an electrical lineman the elder Scott came to the realization the High Country lacked a solid base of heating and air contractors, and told his sons as much. Turns out he was right, Randall Scott said in previous interviews with the Jefferson Post.

The pair combined their own unique skill sets and have never looked back. Scott Brothers has survived multiple recessions and big shifts in HVAC technology and industry standards since getting their start at the tail end of the George H.W. Bush administration, and for nearly the companys entire history its relied on just two service technicians.

But that number has doubled since 2015, thanks in large part to the companys new emphasis on commercial installs and repairs.

For our first 23 years we basically worked with two service guys, Chad Scott said. Last year we were able to justify adding number three and within a year were adding our fourth. Thats how much weve seen things move.

And while commercial sized heating and cooling systems work in a nearly identical manner to their smaller residential cousins, Randall Scott said the company has to approach their clients in a slightly different manner.

On the commercial side its all about being able to effectively explain exactly what their return on investment will be, Randall Scott said. How will this system affect their bottom line? And they want to be assured that when something does come up, that youve got the manpower to make sure it gets taken care of right then. Thats been the main reason weve added a fourth service tech, to make sure weve got the guys on staff to work through service and repair issues for clients that just cant wait.

The companys second largest growth market? The exploding demand in recent years for new ductless mini-split heat pump systems like those produced by Mitsubishi. The systems relatively small footprint allows homeowners to heat and cool individual rooms without the expense that comes with larger outdoor heat pumps designed for an entire home.

The main application works for something like a bonus room, den or a garage that somebody has decided to finish out and a traditional system doesnt make a lot of sense, Randall Scott said. So you can quickly add a truly quiet, energy efficient mini-split system without a lot of hassle.

Chad Scott said the company may have installed just 10-12 systems a year when mini-split units first hit the market, growing to 25 units in 2015. But sales nearly tripled in 2016 as the company installed upwards of 70 mini-split systems.

And we cant take all the credit for that jump, Randall Scott said. Thats been the trend throughout the entire industry, and we think were going to see much more growth this year.

Mini-split systems are significantly more efficient than their traditional heat pump counterparts, Randall Scott said, and they dont require a homeowner to utilize a backup heating source when temperatures plunge below freezing.

No matter how cold it gets, these things are going to continue to work exactly like they should, Chad Scott said.

Combined with the fact that multiple minisplits can be combined to create a flexible whole home heating and cooling system, and the brothers say theyre not surprised at the systems popularity. Weve even had clients that close off most of their home and heat a single room with a mini-split, Randall Scott said. Thats kind of a no fuss solution, but they allow you that kind of flexibility.

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(Photo submitted) A crane lowers a new commercial HVAC system onto the roof of Ashe Memorial Hospital in February.

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Converting from fossil fuel heating systems to electric will help meet New York states climate goals and make home heating more affordable, according to a new study. The initial cost of installing electric systems is steep, but the report says there are ways the state could help.

Institute for Energy and Environmental Research President Arjun Makhijani wrote the report that advocates for electric technologies like geothermal and cold climate heat pumps. The heat pumps reduce greenhouse gas emissions by using free energy from the ground and the air rather than burning fossil fuels. Makhijani said in the long-term, it will make home heating more affordable.

"When you install a geothermal heat pump, not only will you benefit, your neighbors will be benefiting, because you reduce the peak load on the electric grid during the summer," Makhijani said. "To meet the peak load you have to install gas turbines you have to install transmission and distribution systems. You're benefiting your neighbors and the utility and reducing everybody's costs."

But Makhijani said the challenge is the initial cost of installing these systems.

Part of the difficulty of making really efficient electric heating and cooling systems is that they are more expensive than natural gas and oil systems," Makhijani said. "Over the long term they save you money. How to reduce the cost is a big issue.

Makhijani said there are multiple ways to reduce the costs and the states Energy Research and Development Authority has addressed the issue.

One way to do it is to mandate efficient heating systems for public buildings, for new construction, so you create a market," Makhijani said. "Its a nascent market.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is also proposing a $15 million rebate plan for installing ground-source heat pumps. Makhijani said a state policy limiting energy costs for low-income residents to six percent of their income is another reason to push for the switch to electric.

Then the cost of heating goes down and the amount of public assistance money needed to help low-income households will also go down, Makhijani said.

Plus, Makhijani said New York could be a leader in manufacturing heat pumps and parts, which could lead to new jobs.

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More than 100 units were affected by an early Saturday morning fire as 90 firefighters responded. Matt Stone, The Courier-Journal

Firefighters work to contain a blaze as well as billowing smoke at the Breakwater Apartments in New Albany Saturday. Heavy fire on the third floor was discovered by firefighters after calls around 5:11 a.m. Four fire departments -- New Albany, Jeffersonville, Clarksville and Georgetown Township -- were required. Around 90 firefighters helped contain the fire. Two firefighters fell through a floor while battling the fire but were not injured. The units damaged were under construction. An investigation is underway.(Photo: Matt Stone/The C-J)Buy Photo

The fire that damaged the majority of a soon-to-open luxury apartment complex in downtown New Albany burned for nearly 18 hours before it was reported by a neighbor and was likely started by a contract worker, investigators alleged.

In an incident report released Thursday, New Albany Fire investigators determined that The Breakwater Apartments blazeoriginated in the ceiling area above unit 217. The $26.5 million complex, located at 411 E. Spring St., had been scheduled to open by mid-March.

Joe Miller, a heating, ventilation and air condition installer with Del Monde Heating and Air Conditioning, said he sparked a fire while soldering a copper pipe in the mechanical area above the apartment, according to report. The insulation around the pipe ignited between 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24.

Miller said he spent 45 minutes putting out the blaze by usingmultiple fire extinguishers. He also cut a 2-foot-by-2-foot hole to get the insulation out that was on fire.

"The HVAC installer indicated that he thought he had put the fire out," said the report, which was posted on the city's website.

Investigators alleged that multiple other contractors saw the fire but "at no time did anyone notify the fire department about the situation." A neighbor called 9-1-1 the following morning, and the New Albany Fire Department responded by 7 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25, according to report.

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The Courier-Journal reported that about 90 firefighters from the New Albany, Jeffersonville, Georgetownand Clarksville departments were able to bring the fire under control.While inspecting the building, two firefighters fell through the third floor and were rescued. Noinjuries were reported.

Once again, Id like to reiterate how fortunate the city of New Albany is that, despite the amount of damage and the size of the fire, there were no injuries. Id also like to thank the New Albany Fire Department, New Albany Police Department, and all of our neighboring communities for their help in extinguishing the blaze and assisting at the scene, Mayor Jeff Gahan said in a release.

The unoccupied125-unit building had been scheduled to open by mid-March, said Jill Herron, senior vice president of property asset management forFlaherty & Collins Properties, which owns The Breakwater. The neighboring 66-unit building, which opened in January, houses about 45 residents. That building was not damaged and residents were uninjured, she said.

In a news release, Michael Collins, regional property manager for thecompany, said the sprinklers were not on because the building was incomplete and hasn't been issueda certificate of occupancy.The 206,000-square-foot project broke ground in December 2015 at thesite of the former Coyle Chevrolet.

We want to thank the New Albany Fire Department and other local fire departments who are providing help for their steadfast efforts," he said. "We will certainly work diligently to fix the damage to the building.

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Converting from fossil fuel heating systems to electric will help meet New York states climate goals and make home heating more affordable, according to a new study. The initial cost of installing electric systems is steep but the report says there are ways the state could help.

Institute for Energy and Environmental Research President Arjun Makhijani wrote the report that advocates for electric technologies like geothermal and cold climate heat pumps. The heat pumps reduce greenhouse gas emissions by using free energy from the ground and the air rather than burning fossil fuels. Makhijani said in the long-term, it will make home heating more affordable.

"When you install a geothermal heat pump, not only will you benefit, your neighbors will be benefiting, because you reduce the peak load on the electric grid during the summer," Makhijani said. "To meet the peak load you have to install gas turbines you have to install transmission and distribution systems. You're benefiting your neighbors and the utility and reducing everybody's costs."

But Makhijani said the challenge is the initial cost of installing these systems.

Part of the difficulty of making really efficient electric heating and cooling systems is that they are more expensive than natural gas and oil systems," Makhijani said. "Over the long term they save you money. How to reduce the cost is a big issue.

Makhijani said there are multiple ways to reduce the costs and the states Energy Research and Development Authority has addressed the issue.

One way to do it is to mandate efficient heating systems for public buildings, for new construction, so you create a market," Makhijani said. "Its a nascent market.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is also proposing a $15 million rebate plan for installing ground-source heat pumps.

Makhijani said a state policy limiting energy costs for low-income residents to six percent of their income is another reason to push for the switch to electric.

Then the cost of heating goes down and the amount of public assistance money needed to help low-income households will also go down, Makhijani said.

Plus, Makhijani said New York could be a leader in manufacturing heat pumps and parts, which could lead to new jobs.

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Even after surviving the potentially deadly skin cancer melanoma, some people continue to go out in the summer sun without protection.

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Taxpayers who made certain energy efficient improvements to their home last year may qualify for a tax credit this year. Here are some key facts to know about home energy tax credits:

Non-Business Energy Property Credit

Residential Energy Efficient Property Credit

UseForm 5695, Residential Energy Credits, to claim these credits. For more information on this topic, refer to the forms instructions. Get IRS forms anytime onIRS.gov/forms.

Taxpayers should keep a copy of their tax return. Beginning in 2017, taxpayers using a software product for the first time may need their Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) amount from their prior-year tax return to verify their identity. Taxpayers can learn more about how to verify their identity and electronically sign tax returns atValidating Your Electronically Filed Tax Return.

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San Antonio, Texas, March 1, 2017 (Newswire.com) Terry Wolf is entering his 35th year at the helm of TASCO Air Conditioning this spring. While many AC companies are preparing for the industrys peak season roughly April to October in part due to increased AC usage in hotter months, Terry is training his staff and technicians on the nuances of residential indoor air quality.

Company President and founder, Terry Wolf shared his vision on the topic: This year we are committing resources to ensure our existing, and new customers understand the complex issue of indoor air quality. As an AC repair, service and installation company, TASCO Air Conditioning is a large supplier in each of our customers homes in terms of indoor air quality. The AC systems we service and install can filter, clean and vent particulates from a home. Our technicians who specialize in indoor air quality consult customers on a range of issues that impact the air quality, such as filter capacity, cleaning products compatibility with systems and so on.

Indoor air quality has the potential to enhance your familys comfort and very likely their health in your home.

Terry Wolf, President & Owner

TASCO Air Conditionings focus continues with a tradition of providing high quality service, and installing the best systems in the HVAC industry. Adding indoor air quality to the conversation with routine topics like service plan schedules, system life span, two-stage motors, when to replace filters, and air load, is only fitting for an entrepreneur serious about the AC repair, service and installation industry in San Antonio.

Many our clients are long-term thinkers. Said Terry Wolf. Indoor air quality has the potential to enhance your familys comfort, and very likely their health in your home. The technology we have access to through our vendors helps filter out particulates that would otherwise travel around your home with the possibility of entering your lungs. Theres a lot of studies on indoor air quality produced by my industry that probably would confuse a health professional. However, I care and think about my family and neighbors. If for a little more investment in their AC system I can install technology that has the slightest chance to improve their comfort and health, then its something Im prepared to offer. The logic is there filter out as much particulates as possible.

Terrys company is one of a few San Antonio AC companies continuously out leading the local market as home comfort technology advocates. In recent years, TASCO Air showcased energy efficient two-stage motors, that over the systems lifespan saves on energy and service costs. A few years after the introduction of two-stage motors came UV light filters. Fast forward and consumers can connect AC systems to home management software.

Terry remarked on his customers choices today: Its certainly a longer conversation today compared to 15 years ago. My team finds themselves consistently wearing two hats. One hat is that of a service and installation technician. The other hat is that of a home comfort consultant. A typical conversation with a customer tackles topics to determine whats wrong with the current AC system. We move on to detailed questions such as what rooms are hotter or colder, placement and size of air intake vents, system efficiency and air quality. Each system we repair or install is highly customized to the customers needs based on our discussions.

TASCO Air Conditioning & Heating is a San Antonio, Texas heating and air conditioning company serving residential and light commercial clients. For more information or to schedule your service call visit http://tascoair.com or call 210-684-6200.

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How Tankless Systems are Different

A tankless water heater is different from a conventional storage tank water heater in many ways. The most obvious difference is the lack of a storage tank. Tankless heaters take up very little room and are ideal for small spaces or households that place storage at a premium. These systems provide hot water on demand. This means you save energy and money because the system kicks on once the hot water tap is opened - no more 25-50 gallon tanks of water being heated around the clock. Eliminating the storage tank means no more risk of flooding.

How Tankless Systems Work

Tankless water heaters have a surprisingly simple design and run on either gas or electric systems. When the hot water tap is opened, the gas or electric burner turns on and cold water is pumped in from the well or city pipes. It gets heated as it passes over the burner and proceeds to the open tap. This means you never run out of hot water and only the water you need is heated. If youve ever been the last person in the household to shower you can appreciate the benefit of endless hot water! The only maintenance required is an annual flushing to ensure that sediment such as lime does not build up.

The Possible Drawbacks

We would be remiss to ignore the potential downside of converting to a tankless heater. The main issue is cost. Tankless heaters cost a lot more upfront to install, however they have a much longer lifespan than traditional storage tank heaters and require less maintenance. The heating element can fail or clog, but there is no risk of tank failure. When considering the switch, think about the number of gallons per minute you might need. If your household runs multiple appliances on hot water at the same time you should calculate the approximate capacity you will need at a high-volume time.

Making the Switch

Although the initial upfront cost of installing a tankless system is more expensive than a traditional storage tank water heater, the money you save over time will justify the initial investment. A recent Energy Star study estimated that a tankless system can save a household approximately $100 per year in energy costs (https://energy.gov/energysaver/tankless-or-demand-type-water-heaters). Storage tank heaters have an average lifespan of 8-13 years, while a tankless system can easily last 20 years. A storage tank heater repair will cost an average of half the cost of a new system, meaning it would be more cost effective to replace the entire unit. These heaters are prone to corrosion and leakage. With simple annual maintenance, a tankless system will rarely need a repair. It is highly encouraged that you seek a qualified expert to conduct a free consultation and estimate. With A-1 American, you can be confident that our experts will provide an honest, complimentary assessment based on your households particular needs and conditions. We are so confident in our evaluation process, that should you decide to convert your system we will offer you $250 off of your tankless systems installation.

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