This quarter, NEEA released its Cycle 6 and 2024 Annual Report, showcasing the innovations and milestones that the alliance achieved during our 2020–2024 business cycle. The region is continuing to build on this work, advancing emerging technologies and removing market barriers to energy efficiency. Highlights from NEEA’s activities in Q3 include:

• Partnered with Clark County PUD, the Gas Technology Institute (GTI) and NW Natural to publish a white paper on a collaborative approach to advancing dual-fuel residential HVAC to achieve a reliable, resilient and affordable energy future.
• Observed a 15% increase in Heat Pump Water Heater total sales through NEEA distributor partners (both retrofit and new construction markets) this quarter; sales trends observed in the preliminary retail data are holding steady.
• Submitted comments underscoring the consumer benefits of more than a dozen existing federal standards. These benefits are supported by both U.S. Department of Energy’s analysis and by NEEA’s data.

In mid-May, NEEA convened the largest Efficiency Exchange conference to date, bringing together over 600 energy efficiency professionals from more than 200 organizations to learn, share best practices and connect to help the region more effectively achieve its energy efficiency goals.

Efficiency Exchange 2025 featured two dozen sessions on topics curated by the region, as well as a keynote panel of utility CEOs that included Maria Pope, Portland General Electric; Kyle Roadman, Emerald PUD; and Kim Rush, NW Natural. In the post-event survey, 98% of respondents rated the conference good/excellent.

More highlights from NEEA’s work are available in the quarterly newsletters linked below. Please reach out to NEEA staff directly with questions.