Is HVAC Financing Right for You?

Are you looking to install a new HVAC system or make a major repair on your current system? It’s great to have a comfortable, energy-efficient home, but paying for it isn’t fun. Fortunately, there are HVAC financing options that you can use to manage the cost of your HVAC system. Find out more about HVAC […]
The High-Efficiency Furnace Tax Credit In CA: You Should Know!

Have you ever had your friends recommend something to you so often that you eventually started to just tune them out? I bet you’re nodding right now, because, hey, we’ve all been there. I think for some homeowners this has actually become the case—at least a little bit—with home energy efficiency upgrades, and, listen, I […]
Ygrene vs. HERO: Energy Financing Know-How – Bell Brothers

Back when I was a kid, my buddies and I used to have these long arguments about which superheroes could beat which other superheroes in a fight, as if the answers were the most important things in the world. We’d go on and on and on about things like whether Batman was smarter than Iron […]
Is HERO a PACE Program? What California Homeowners Must Know

As you may or may not have noticed, I’ve been talking quite a bit lately about all the various home financing programs available to homeowners in Northern California who want to make energy efficiency upgrades to their homes. In my line of work, I’ve found that most folks just don’t know enough about these programs—or […]
The Best California HVAC Rebates in 2018-2019: An FAQ for Sacramento Homeowners

My family and I recently spent a lovely weekend in Lake Tahoe, hiking, fishing, and even a doing a little bit of mountain biking. For those of you who haven’t been, I really recommend it. It’s one of the most beautiful spots in our great state, but also straddles the border between California and Nevada. […]
Best Energy Efficiency Incentives in California? – Bell Bros

Our friend Ken in Folsom, CA has been doing some research into California’s many energy efficiency incentives, and now he has a question. Ken asks: “One of my neighbors was recently getting new windows put in and I went on over to ask him what the deal was, if he’d won the lottery or what. […]
Cost of Installing Central Air in an Older Home – Bell Brothers

Here in Sacramento, we’re famous for a few things: the trees on our wide city streets, the farm-to-fork cuisine from all our nearby farms, our super hot summers, and our fabulous old Victorian houses. There’s a real irony, however, to those last two things; they just so happen to be at odds. See, most old […]
“Can I Replace My AC Unit Myself?” Ben in Elk Grove Asks an HVAC Expert

Ben in Elk Grove, CA is quite the handyman. He has a pretty ambitious idea he wants to ask us about. Ben says: “So, I’ve lived in Elk Grove, CA in the same house for the last 12 years or so. My wife and I really like the pace of things here and how it’s […]
Key HERO Financing Requirements: Know Them, Reap Benefits

I’ve always been kind of hesitant about financing offers that seem just a little too good to be true. You know the type: Nothing upfront, just enter your credit card number for a free trial. Then, when you forget to unsubscribe, you’re hit with a monthly fee—and usually a contract to boot. It pays, literally, […]
The Top 3 California Furnace Rebate and Financing Tips

In my opinion, the word rebate was getting tossed around a little too much for a while there. So much, in fact, that there are now plenty of folks who tend to be a little bit skeptical whenever I tell them that they may be entitled to a California furnace rebate if they have a […]