Pilot project in Seattle shows central heat pump water heaters can act as massive hot water batteries that help reduce carbon emissions

Original article published February 15, 2023 | Joseph Wachunas for New Buildings Institute Central heat pump water heaters (CHPWHs) present a tremendous opportunity to reduce the substantial energy used in water heating and can act as giant thermal batteries. They do this by using energy to heat water during times of low grid demand and … Read More

Steffes hosts annual ETS Factory Training

Steffes recently hosted 15 customers from across the United States during our annual factory training on Steffes heating systems and controls. The three-day training focused on the installation, operation, and service of our electric thermal storage (ETS) heaters, where customers participated in the hands-on troubleshooting of equipment. They also reinforced their learning through an exciting … Read More

Steffes to attend 2022 NRECA TechAdvantage Conference & Expo

A global pandemic may have slowed some down, but at Steffes, we have been busier than ever. We are hard at work developing new Energy Technology Solutions, and we are looking forward to showing them off at the 2022 TechAdvantage Conference & Expo March 7 – 9, in Nashville, TN.   Sponsored by the National Rural … Read More

Steffes Announces Distribution Agreement, Launches New Serenity Product in Canada

Dickinson, North Dakota – Steffes, LLC of Dickinson, North Dakota, the North American leader in Electric Thermal Storage systems, is pleased to announce an expanded distribution partnership with The Master Group (Master) for the Canadian market.  The agreement immediately grants The Master Group the rights to distribute and resell residential Steffes heating products in the … Read More

Product Launch: Steffes Connect web-based Transceiver App

Steffes is proud to introduce its first web-based application called Steffes Connect with features for both the homeowner and the Power Provider. Steffes Connect delivers IOT functionality to empower homeowners with the remote control and visibility of their Steffes heating system from anywhere, at any time with this new web-based application for the Steffes Transceiver. … Read More

What is ETS?

Winter weather means dropping temperatures and, for most homeowners, that also means rising heating bills are not far behind.  Space and water heating can account for as much as 60% of a homes total energy consumption. So in the winter when you need that heat most, it can get expensive fast. But with an Electric Thermal Storage … Read More

Paul Steffes to Speak at 2018 ACEEE Hot Water Forum

Paul Steffes is going to be a featured panelist at the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy 2018 Hot Water Forum in Portland, Oregon March 20-22.   ACEEE’s Hot Water Forum is the only technical conference about efficiently making, distributing, and using hot water, regardless of its source. Since 2008, the Hot Water Forum has … Read More

Steffes Exhibiting at Maui Energy Conference

Steffes is sponsoring and exhibiting at the 2018 Maui Energy Conference in Hawaii March 14-15. The Maui Energy Conference attracts more than 300 energy industry leaders from Hawaii, the Mainland, Japan and Europe to exchange ideas on how to better serve customers in today’s rapidly changing power generation and delivery environment.  This year’s conference will … Read More

Steffes Exhibiting At TechAdvantage 2018

Steffes’ Electric Thermal Storage team will be exhibiting at TechAdvantage 2018 February 25-28 in Nashville, Tennessee. TechAdvantage is an annual conference for innovation and critical technologies that are transforming the world of engineering, information technology, energy services, operations, supply management and business. Our team will be at booth #351 there talking with conference attendees about … Read More

Paul Steffes to Speak at 56th Annual Rural Energy Conference

Paul Steffes will be speaking at the 56th Annual Rural Energy Conference hosted by the Midwest Rural Energy Council in La Crosse, Wisconsin on Thursday, February 15th. The wide variety of topics and technologies that will be presented will  focus on energy issues in agriculture. Paul will be sharing Steffes’ Grid-Interactive Electric Thermal Storage (GETS) … Read More