ON THE COVER
NEADA ON HEATING COSTS
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Contents
JANUARY 2026 | VOL. 91 NO. 1
PREVIEW:
2026 AHR EXPO
ON THE COVER
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Attendees throng the aisles at a past AHR Expo. See page 24 for a preview of the 2026 show. Image courtesy of AHR Expo.
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
16 CEMA Holiday Party
The event served as a collection point for the U. S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots campaign.
DEPARTMENTS
4 EDITOR’ S NOTE 6 NEWS 10 EIA / FUELS 13 STATE BY STATE 14 BUSINESS OPERATIONS 29 CLASSIFIEDS 30 AD INDEX
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17 Clean Fuels Alliance Hails CARB’ s Sunsetting of Biodiesel Restrictions
18 Winter Heating Costs
NEADA says heating costs for natural gas, electricity are up; for heating oil and propane they’ re about the same as last season.
19 What the M & A Market Looks Like in 2026
Jeff Simpson of Notch Capital takes stock of the lending landscape.
20 ISO New England’ s Rolling Energy Forecasts
Each week from December through February the grid operator issues a three-week outlook.
HVAC / HYDRONICS 21 Roundup: Warm Air & HVAC Products 24 Preview: AHR Expo
26 Steam Controls and Air Vents
A second installment on the subject, by George Lanthier.
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