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Variable Rate Rooftop Unit Test
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), New Buildings Institute (NBI), and the University of Idaho Integrated Design Laboratory (IDL) collaborated to measure the energy performance of higher-efficiency-rated products in the unitary, vapor-compression, direct-expansion (DX) package rooftop unit (RTU) class of commercial building heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) equipment. The project sought…
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Energy Baseline Methodologies for Industrial Facilities
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with EnerNOC Utility Solutions to provide definition to the process for establishing and documenting energy baselines for industrial facilities. Energy baselines are foundational to a robust energy management program, however, industrial facility energy baseline methodologies are neither well known nor consistently implemented. The paper describes a straightforward six-step…
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Inventory of Commercial Energy Management and Information Systems (EMIS) for M&V Applications Final Report
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Portland Energy Conservation, Inc. (PECI) to help provide clarity on the range of Commercial Energy Management and Information Systems (EMIS) available and their respective feature sets. EMIS are software tools that store, analyze, and display energy use or building systems data. A wide variety of EMIS is…
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NEEA Previously Funded Initiative: 80 PLUS
The devices used to power desktop computers had not seen any significant improvements for many years, even as a jump in computer purchases was rapidly increasing energy consumption in the Northwest. The region’s utilities estimated that the introduction of more efficient power supply technology could save 82 kWh per machine per year. The 80 PLUS…
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NEEA Previously Funded Initiative: CFLs
In 1997, market share for CFLs did not even reach one percent. Although a small number of manufacturers offered CFLs, quality was inconsistent, average prices were high ($14 to $24 per bulb), product features such as bulb size and shape did not meet the average consumer’s expectations, and awareness of the energy- and money-saving benefits…
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NEEA Previously Funded Initiative: Drive Power
In 1999, clear energy-efficiency data and life cycle analysis information were not available to customers making the decision to repair, rewind or buy new industrial motors. Rewinding a motor keeps operating costs the same or sometimes raises them, while investing money in a more energyefficient model reduces operating costs over the motor’s lifetime. Service centers…
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Database of Northwest Manufacturers, Nurseries, and Wineries
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Northwest Regional Strategy for Commercial Lighting Energy Efficiency
The Northwest Regional Strategy for Commercial Lighting Energy Efficiency was developed through a collaborative stakeholder process for the purpose of identifying promising opportunities and strategic needs to support the region’s future success in commercial lighting. The strategy’s audience includes anyone seeking to support efficiency in the commercial lighting market in the Pacific Northwest, notably regional…
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Energy Savings from NEMA Premium Electric Motors in the Northwest in 2012
In late 2010, energy efficiency standards that require electric motors to meet National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Premium™ efficiency levels became effective in the United States. This federal regulation represented a significant increase in the energy efficiency requirements that the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) mandated for electric motors. This report estimates the annual energy savings…
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Hospital & Healthcare Initiative 2012 Energy Savings Validation
This memorandum describes SBW Consulting’s (SBW’s) validation of the electrical energy savings from the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA’s) Hospital and Healthcare (H&H) Initiative for the year 2012.
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