About NEEA
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is an alliance of utilities and partners working to catalyze the most efficient use of energy for a thriving Northwest.
Energy-Efficient Solutions for Northwest Customers
NEEA is an alliance of more than 140 utilities and energy efficiency organizations that works with the market to advance energy-efficient technologies to reduce energy waste in ways that promote reliability, comfort and economic benefits for Northwest consumers and businesses.
By combining data, research, product testing and rigorous evaluation, we can understand the market as a whole and identify the future needs of consumers and businesses, ensuring those needs are embedded into energy efficiency solutions. Through regional and national collaboration, the alliance identifies and removes barriers to the adoption of energy-efficient technologies and practices.
NEEA increases the availability and affordability of high-performing, efficient appliances to give consumers more and better options. These appliances make homes and businesses more affordable to power and operate. We do this by:
- Convening and connecting experts to promote knowledge-sharing and define strategic priorities.
- Working at every stage of the supply chain to remove barriers to advance the adoption of efficient technologies.
- Identifying, developing, and evaluating emerging technologies that perform well and save energy.
The Many Benefits of Energy Efficiency
At its core, energy efficiency enables the region to meet its energy needs and do so in low cost and affordable ways that benefit consumers and businesses. And today, more than ever, energy efficiency is a uniting force that delivers multiple dimensions of value across the region. It reduces peak demand, supports grid resilience and reliability, helps reduce energy waste, improves health outcomes, supports workforce development, helps the region withstand increasing unpredictability events, and more.
Est. 1996
140+ utilities
More than 14.5M
energy consumers
Energy saved equivalent to powering 730K+ homes each year
A Proven Model for Transforming Markets
Over the last twenty-five years, the alliance has developed a proven Market Transformation framework built on data, technical expertise, and reciprocal, long-lasting relationships with regional and national market actors and organizations. Since 1997, alliance Market Transformation activities have saved equivalent to enough electricity to power over 700,000 homes each year.
Emerging Technology
NEEA scans the market to identify new energy efficiency opportunities and create a continuous pipeline of long-term energy savings for the region’s utilities. Promising technologies and approaches are vetted through NEEA’s testing and validation process—which may include lab and field testing—to ensure they save energy and meet the needs of customers.
Market Strategy + Execution
NEEA leverages its trusted relationships to work with the entire supply chain. NEEA shares insights on technologies and market opportunities to motivate businesses in the supply chain to invest in efficiency, driving more efficient product options to the market for consumers to choose from.
Codes + Standards
NEEA’s programs secure long-term energy savings by providing technical expertise to regional stakeholders in developing codes and standards. Partnering with experts, NEEA ensures Northwest needs are incorporated into energy codes, equipment standards and test procedures, then helps the region adapt to these changes through training and awareness building.
Analytics, Research + Evaluation
NEEA’s research, data and region-wide studies identify barriers and opportunities for efficiency by providing an up-to-date characterization of markets, building stocks and energy consumption. This informs Market Transformation programs, encourages private sector investment and supports utility and regional energy planning.
Convene + Collaborate
Working together, utilities partners with utilities and energy efficiency organizations partner to pool resources, share risks, and advance energy efficiency more effectively than any single entity could alone. This collaboration fosters long-term, market-based changes that benefit both organizations and all Northwest customers.
Efficiency and Lasting Results through Market Transformation
Market transformation is a powerful approach to driving energy efficiency. It involves changing the way products and services are designed, produced, sold and consumed to create lasting, positive impacts. By influencing market behaviors and practices, market transformation aims to make energy-efficient solutions the norm rather than the exception.
Explore NEEA
Success Stories
Explore how NEEA is transforming markets and driving energy efficiency across the region.
Research + Data
Delve into NEEA’s reports and gain insights into the alliance’s Market Transformation progress.
Get Involved
Engage with industry experts and network with peers to get updates on the latest trends.
Transforming the Energy Efficiency Marketplace
The alliance represents the market power of the Northwest’s more than 14.5 million consumers, working to build trust and credibility with regional and national entities.
