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Portable Air Conditioners Standard Evaluation
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Michaels Energy from December 2024 to July 2025 to assess NEEA and its partners’ influence on the federal standard for Portable Air Conditioners. The evaluation included a review of rulemaking documents and interviews with key stakeholders. Findings show that NEEA and its partners’ activities, including participation in…
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Distributed Pumping for Commercial HVAC Systems
Recorded on July 1, 2025 – Grundfos Distributed Pumping is a hydronic system design that optimizes the entire HVAC system while improving occupant comfort. It replaces energy wasting balance and control valves in HVAC systems with intelligent, reliable and maintenance-free pumps that generate pressure only when and where it’s needed. Removing the balancing and control…
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National Efficient Rooftop Unit Energy Modeling
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Resource Innovations and A2 Efficiency to conduct a modeling study on commercial HVAC efficiency measures for various types of commercial rooftop unit (RTU) equipment. The study sought to understand energy-savings potential across different climate zones and present a comprehensive analysis of these of these measures. The research…
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Dual-Fuel HVAC White Paper
Advancing dual-fuel residential HVAC to achieve a reliable, resilient and affordable energy future. North America’s energy system stands at a pivotal juncture, necessitating innovative and multifaceted approaches to support future resilience and reliability. Integrating natural gas and electricity can be a flexible and resilient solution to meeting the growing needs of our energy system. Dual-fuel…
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Distributed Pumping for Commercial HVAC Systems
Virtual
July 1, 2025
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Grundfos Distributed Pumping is a hydronic system design that optimizes the entire HVAC system while improving occupant comfort. It replaces energy wasting balance and control valves in HVAC systems with intelligent, reliable and maintenance-free pumps that generate pressure only when and where it’s needed. Removing the balancing and control valves and replacing them with small…
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Low-Load Efficiency Heat Pump Performance
Recorded on 3/25/25 – This Product Council presented NEEA’s 2023-4 research investigating variable speed system performance at low-load conditions during mild weather conditions. Low-load efficiency is one of the no-to-low-cost market shifts we are pursuing at NEEA, which we believe can generate a 5% gain of fleet-wide performance. The truth is that not all variable…
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Low-Load Efficiency Heat Pump Performance
Virtual
March 25, 2025
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
This Product Council presents NEEA’s 2023-4 research investigating variable speed system performance at low-load conditions during mild weather conditions. Low-load efficiency is one of the no/low-cost market shifts we are pursuing at NEEA, which we believe can generate a 5% gain of fleet-wide performance. The truth is that not all variable speed heat pumps perform…
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Non-Weatherized and Mobile Home Gas Furnaces Standard Evaluation
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Michaels Energy to assess NEEA and its partners’ influence on the federal standard for Non-Weatherized and Mobile Home Gas Furnaces. NEEA engages in state and federal standards processes to support the adoption of standards that advance the efficiency of equipment and appliances available in the market. Between…
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Q1 2024 Codes, Standards and New Construction Newsletter
The past three years have seen historic levels of Federal standards activities, and 2024 will be a busy year as many of the standards that started years ago come to completion. We expect as many as 21 final rules in 2024, including water heating, which is on track to bet the largest appliance rule in the history of DOE’s Appliance…
Commercial + Industrial|Consumer Products|Heating and Cooling|New Construction|Residential