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Letter to the Region
I am so pleased to share NEEA’s 2017 Annual Report: Progress through Partnership. Four years ago, NEEA’s Board of Directors created a five-year (2015-2019) Business Plan based on the region's collective vision for Northwest market transformation. Looking back over the alliance’s 2017 accomplishments, it is clear that this vision is becoming a reality.
Susan E. Stratton
Executive Director
2017 Portfolio Highlights
2017 Success Stories
Good, Better, Best Guide to LED Retrofits
In 2017, Northwest utilities and efficiency organizations partnered to help commercial and industrial customers get the most out of their lighting retrofit projects.
Collaborating to identify and advance emerging technologies helps us avoid duplication of efforts, while concentrating regional resources on priority technologies. It’s a win-win…we’re meeting the needs of the region’s electrical system and driving economic development, while at the same time bringing the best value to our customers.
- Keshmira McVey
Program Manager, Emerging Technologies, Bonneville Power Administration
(scroll left or right below to read all success stories)
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Luminaire Level Lighting Controls
Luminaire Level Lighting Controls combine LEDs with integrated controls and sensors to deliver significant energy savings. Northwest utilities and efficiency organizations are working together to bring these advanced lighting solutions to customers.
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Super-Efficient Dryers
Clothes dryers use more electricity than almost any other household appliance. In 2017, the alliance partnered with ENERGY STAR® and manufacturer Whirlpool to help Northwest consumers save energy by choosing super-efficient heat pump dryers.
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Natural Gas Market Transformation
NEEA’s Natural Gas Collaborative worked with manufacturers, technology developers, trade associations, and others to accelerate the development of efficient natural gas water heaters in 2017.
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Residential Building Stock Assessment
The Residential Building Stock Assessment is a broad regional study that provides vital information about energy use in single-family, multi-family and manufactured homes across the Northwest. Among other things, the data supports utility staff in planning, managing and measuring efficiency programs.
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Regional Emerging Technology Coordination
By investing in, developing, and validating emerging energy-efficient technologies, the alliance is working to ensure that new technologies perform well and save energy for Northwest consumers, while decreasing risks for the region.
Everyone in our industry understands the need for higher efficiency water heater technology, but we wouldn’t be this far ahead with product development without the support of NEEA and Northwest utilities.
- ANKUR MAHESHWARI
SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER, RHEEM
Impacts and Investments
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Energy Savings
NEEA estimates that alliance-funded activities delivered 41 average megawatts (aMW) of
co-created energy savings in 2017. Because market transformation delivers savings over a long-term horizon, almost three quarters of 2017 savings are associated with investments made during previous business cycles.Co-created energy savings are those that the region and local programs deliver above an established baseline
1 aMW = enough energy to power about 730 Northwest homes per year
Co-Created Energy Savings by Sector
All Investments
23.1 aMW
Codes and Standards (All Sectors)
12.7 aMW
Residential
1.5 aMW
Commercial
3.6 aMW
Industrial and Agriculture
Progress to Five-Year Goals
(All Investments)
Progress to Ten-Year Goals
(All Investments)
20 Year Levelized Cost
Current Portfolio = 2.9 cents/kWh
Regional Peak Demand Savings:
75 MW (winter)
55 MW (summer)
Avoided CO2 Emissions:
183,322 tons/yr
Cumulative Co-Created Savings (aMW): 1997–2017
Working together, the region has delivered more than 730 average megawatts (aMW) of co-created energy savings since 1997 – enough energy to power more than 500,000 Northwest homes each year.
2017 Expenses
$20.5 Million
Market Strategy and Execution
$7.5 Million
Planning, Evaluation, and Technology
$4.0 Million
Administration
$2.0 Million
Stakeholder Engagement and Communications
$2.3 Million
Natural Gas
Balance Sheet
As of December 31. 2017
| Assets | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $13,289,648 |
| Funder and other receivables | $166,195 |
| Prepaid expenses | $452,106 |
| Property and equipment | $702,643 |
| Total Assets | $14,610,592 |
| Liabilities and net assets | |
| Accounts payable and other liabilities | $4,879,836 |
| Advances from funders | $8,141,107 |
| Total liabilities | $13,020,943 |
| Net Assets | |
| Unrestricted | $1,518,272 |
| Temporarily restricted | $71,377 |
| Total Net Assets | $1,589,649 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets | $14,610,592 |
Statement of Activities
Year ending December 31. 2017
| Revenues | |
| Electric contributions | $33,295,471 |
| Natural Gas contributions | $2,296,311 |
| Special fund contributions | $605,374 |
| Interest and other income | $211,833 |
| Total Revenue | $36,408,989 |
| Expenses | |
| Compensation and benefits | $11,487,697 |
| General administration | $3,023,477 |
| Direct project costs | $21,852,241 |
| Total Expenses | $36,363,385 |
| Change in net assets | $45,604 |
2018 Board of Directors
