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Drive Power Initiative Long Term Monitoring and Tracking (LTMT) Report and ACE Model Assumption Update
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) Drive Power Initiative (DPI) (via the Green Motor Initiative (GMI) and the Green Motors Practices Group (GMPG)) encouraged adoption of green motor rewind practices by northwest motor service centers between 1999 and 2004. The GMPG has continued to promote these practices actively. Green rewind practices are rigorous and include motor testing.…
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Evaluation of Key ACE Model Assumptions for Motor Rewinds
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) engaged Cadmus to conduct research to update the key Alliance Cost Effectiveness (ACE) model assumptions for motor rewinds performed in 2015 in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.
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Establishing Data Exchange Standards Among Irrigation Manufacturers
In 2011, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) launched an initiative aimed at improving the efficiency of center pivot irrigation. The solution was envisioned to be an integrated irrigation system with diverse components that could easily exchange information that would support data-driven irrigation decisions. The challenge was that the various system components were developed by…
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Agricultural Irrigation Initiative: Pivot Evaluation Best Practices
Growers using center pivot irrigation delivery systems generally schedule irrigation based on the driest ten percent of a field. While this approach meets crop water requirements for most areas, it can overwater others. The challenge of uniformly meeting crop water requirements is compounded when the amount of water applied by the center pivot’s sprinklers varies…
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Agricultural Irrigation Initiative: Overview of Center Pivot Irrigation Systems
This report provides a basic introduction to and overview of center pivot systems, including key components of the system and basic interconnections among components.
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Instrumentation and Hardware Best Practices in Precision Agriculture
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is an alliance funded by more than 140 Northwest utilities and energy efficiency organizations in Idaho, Oregon, Montana, and Washington working to accelerate the innovation and adoption of energy-efficient products, services, and practices in the Northwest.
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Agricultural Irrigation Initiative: Grower Experience
Market adoption of precision irrigation practices and technologies requires acceptance and use by growers within the contexts of their farm operations and agronomic practices. While these technologies offer the promise of improved yield and corresponding savings in energy and water costs, they also come with the burden of time and effort for the growers to…
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Agricultural Irrigation Initiative: Data Exchange Standards
Lack of integration remains a key barrier to the use of precision agricultural technologies. Precision irrigation relies upon the capture and analysis of multiple sets of data from various sensors and databases. As a foundational element of its Agricultural Irrigation Initiative, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) brought together industry stakeholders to develop an agreed-upon…
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Agricultural Irrigation Initiative: Business Case, Economic Modeling, and Market Channel Improvements
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is an alliance funded by more than 140 Northwest utilities and energy efficiency organizations in Idaho, Oregon, Montana, and Washington working to accelerate the innovation and adoption of energy-efficient products, services, and practices in the Northwest. This business case report articulates the case for adoption of the NEEA’s Agricultural…
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Agricultural Irrigation Initiative: Overview
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is an alliance funded by more than 140 Northwest utilities and energy efficiency organizations in Idaho, Oregon, Montana, and Washington working to accelerate the innovation and adoption of energy-efficient products, services, and practices in the Northwest. In 2011, NEEA launched the Agricultural Irrigation Initiative with the goal of reducing…
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