Get Heat Pumped for the Holidays with N&N HVAC
Winter is coming—give yourself the gift of a temperate home and winter energy bills that won’t give you frostbite. Air-source heat pumps are a holiday must-have that’s easier to get than Taylor Swift tickets or a Tickle Me Elmo in 1996.
Bedford 2030 sat down with an entrepreneur and expert dedicated to helping homeowners go green and save money by converting to air-source heat pumps. Noah Applebome of N&N HVAC loves his work so much that he brings it home, and we mean that literally. Outside Noah’s cozy home sits a sleek, quiet Mitsubishi hyper-heat air-source heat pump—an electric device that heats and cools by moving the heat where you want it to go (or don’t).
Noah Applebome: [Heat pumps] offer 100% heating capacity to negative five degrees. It’s extremely reliable and quiet, and I think it looks good!
A heat pump is more than curb appeal for sustainability nerds—it’s a tool to solve climate change. Homeowners are learning that sustainable lifestyle choices, while good for the planet, can also be economical. Switching to a heat pump system can save you a significant amount on your monthly energy bills.
Bedford 2030: That’s the environmentalist’s dream—save money and do good.
NA: I cut my electric bill to about 30% of what it was before installing the heat pump.
We asked Noah about the government incentives and rebates available to homeowners to make the switch to heat pumps exponentially cheaper. While the most eco-friendly option is to decommission fossil-fueled boilers, adding a heat pump to your existing system can reduce your oil consumption considerably—there are rebates for both!
NA: If NYSEG is your utility, there are two types of rebates. If you keep your boiler or furnace as a supplemental heat source and use a heat pump as your main energy source, a standard-size home can receive $5,000 to $10,000. And if you decommission the boiler, that goes up even more.
NA: If you’re on Con Edison, there’s a flat rate rebate of $8,000 if you decommission the boiler.
When your air conditioner breaks, it’s the perfect time to get a heat pump—a win for the climate and your wallet.
NA: The cost of a heat pump and a new AC are so similar that it really doesn’t make sense to get an AC. People don’t like the experience of getting oil, how expensive it is, the smell, managing leaks. Not having to worry about that is a real positive, so if you’re investing in your air conditioning, investing in a heat pump [instead] is really the way to go.
Heat pumps are all the rage in our community, and homeowners and manufacturers are cozying up to this green energy innovation. The benefits are far-reaching—while your heat pump whirs away to make your home snug, warm, and cost-effective, it’s also actively fighting climate change by reducing oil and gas emissions.
B2030: What are you most heat-pumped about coming in 2025?
NA: Word is getting out. There are a lot of homeowners that have now switched to heat pumps, and they’re telling their friends, they’re telling their neighbors, and I think more and more people are going to make the switch. That’s what I’m most heat-pumped about.
Many thanks to Noah for taking the time to speak with us. If you’d like to know more about how to transition your home off fossil fuels and take climate action from your couch, we invite you to sign up for a complimentary Bedford 2030 Home Energy Coaching session. We’ll give you a tailored list of home upgrades to make your home part of the climate solution.