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  • Residential Heat Pump Water Heater Qualified Products List

    The Residential Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) Qualified Products List (QPL) contains information on Residential HPWH products that meet the Advanced Water Heating Specification requirements. These products are found in Single Family or low rise multifamily (in residential dwelling units). Please contact us with any questions. Updated as of 2025

    Consumer Products|Products|Residential
  • Residential HPWH Product Assessment Datasheet

    For use in conjunction with “Advanced Water Heating Specification.”   

    Consumer Products|Products|Residential
  • Commercial Heat Pump Dryers: Efficiency Testing, Operations Considerations, and Energy Savings

    For over a decade, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) has been working to advance the adoption of energy-efficient residential heat pump clothes dryers. Recently, NEEA shifted its focus to commercial tumble dryers after research revealed that improving the efficiency of commercial laundry could significantly expand the reach of energy-efficient laundry products to a broader…

    Commercial|Consumer Products|Products|Technology
  • ENERGY STAR® Retail Products Platform

    An Efficient Future in Store: Building Scale for Retail Product Efficiency By designing the ENERGY STAR® Retail Products Platform (ESRPP) around the retailer’s business model, the alliance has cultivated a highly scalable and influential nationwide Market Transformation collaboration. As of 2024, participating ESRPP retailers account for 75 percent of all U.S. appliance sales, while the…

    Consumer Products|Residential
  • Connected Consumer Products Market Research Report

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) engaged Level 7 Market Research from June to December of 2024 to describe consumer acceptance of, experiences with, and willingness to purchase connected consumer products. Additionally, this research ventured to describe predictors of consumer interest and uptake, in order to inform NEEA’s Retail Product Portfolio (RPP) Market Transformation program’s…

    Consumer Products|New Construction|Products|Residential|Residential Buildings|Strategic Energy Management|Technology
  • Q3 2024 Emerging Technology Newsletter

    The third quarter of 2024 brought exciting progress on several projects and kicked off several new research efforts. The second Residential Laundry Field Study is nearing completion, with the final report to be published by Q4 of this year, along with data analysis underway on commercial heat pump dryers and efficient rooftop units. A regional cold climate room…

    Commercial|Consumer Products|Natural Gas|Residential
  • Q4 2024 Market Research and Evaluation Newsletter

    Greetings to all of you! Welcome to the Q4 2024 Market Research & Evaluation (MRE) newsletter. Inside are all the details about what NEEA’s MRE team has been up to the past few months, as well as what’s planned for the start of the new year. It’s been an eventful year. Nearly 40 studies were…

    Agricultural|Commercial|Commercial Buildings|Consumer Products|Integrated Systems|Natural Gas|New Construction|Products|Residential Buildings
  • Q4 2024 Emerging Technology Newsletter

    NEEA’s Emerging Technology team is concluding a successful 2024 with the completion of several key projects, including:  The launch of a long-awaited field study on Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC) combined with HVAC control in a commercial building constitute a highlight of the year. Led by Senior Product Manager Chris Wolgamott, this study, delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic,…

    Commercial|Consumer Products|Residential
  • Q3 2024 Market Research and Evaluation Newsletter

    Welcome to another issue of NEEA’s Market Research and Evaluation quarterly newsletter! Thank you for taking time to read over the team’s plans for the fourth quarter. The end of the year is busy, with at least 15 studies in the field. Seven others are wrapping up and anticipating final reports. Evaluations are being fielded…

    Agricultural|Commercial|Consumer Products|Heating and Cooling|Integrated Systems|New Construction|Products|Residential|Residential Buildings
  • Refrigerator Policy and Test Procedures: Rationale and Benefits for a Move Towards IEC

    In 2019, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) began testing residential refrigerator-freezers to better understand the potential energy efficiency benefits of inverter-driven, multi-speed compressors and quantify if the existing U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. DOE) testing methodology adequately captures those potential benefits. Currently, the U.S. DOE test methodology does not entirely align with the test…

    Consumer Products|Products|Residential

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