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Reporting on the federal rules, prices, shipments and companies shaping the HVAC trade, with every figure traced to its primary source.
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Commerce Publishes Final HFC Blend Duty Results for 2023-2024
Final results of the antidumping administrative review on HFC blends from China, covering August 2023 to July 2024. The second Commerce action on imported refrigerant within six weeks.
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Commerce Continues Antidumping Duties on R-32 From China
Commerce published a continuation of the antidumping duty order on R-32 from China at 91 FR 51658. R-32 is roughly two thirds of R-454B by weight and half…
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Water Heater Shipments Fell on Both Fuels in 2026
Gas storage shipments fell 2.5% and electric 5.2% year to date through July. Plus why no single minimum UEF figure exists: the standard is a formula that varies…
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Heating Oil Prices: $5.54 a Gallon and What Drove the 2026 Spike
US residential heating oil finished the 2025/26 season at $5.54 a gallon. The season averaged $4.01, up 9.8%, and peaked at $5.57 after a 19.3% single-week jump in…
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AC and Heat Pump Shipments Jumped 21.7% in June. The Year Is Still Flat.
AHRI put June combined AC and heat pump shipments at 1,023,571 units, up 21.7%. Year to date is up only 3.0%, and within 157 units of the same…
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Can You Still Install R-410A in 2026? What the Rule Actually Says
EPA removed the installation cutoff for pre-2025 inventory. Most published guidance still describes the old rule. Here is the regulation, quoted directly.