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CRES Initiative Market Test Assessment Final Report
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) together with the Refrigerating Engineers & Technicians Association (RETA) developed a new energy efficiency certification for professionals operating industrial refrigeration systems: Certified Refrigeration Energy Specialist (CRES) credential. The CRES initiative seeks to transform industrial refrigeration operation practices by offering an American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-accredited operator certification in system…
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Opportunities for Action on Industrial Energy Management Information Systems
Today NEEA releases its report titled “Opportunities for Action on Energy Management Information Systems for Industrial Customers: A Report for Program Administrators.” This report helps NEEA’s funders and other program administrators determine how to move forward with energy management information systems (EMIS) with their industrial customers. It offers ideas for the future as well as…
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Northwest Food Processors Association Energy Savings Model Review
Founded in 1914, the Northwest Food Processors Association (NWFPA) represents over 80 food processors with 180 production plants in Oregon, Idaho and Washington. In January 2009, working in conjunction with NEEA and its efforts to transform how energy is managed in the Northwest industrial sector, the NWFPA board of directors set a goal to reduce…
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Industrial Facilities Site Assessment
In 2014, NEEA released the Industrial Facilities Site Assessment (IFSA), the first region-wide study of energy use characteristics of industrial facilities in the Northwest. The region’s utilities and power planning organizations can use these results to identify program opportunities and for energy-use planning. In addition, the region’s industrial concerns will be able to use summary…
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2014 IFSA Appendices
Cadmus developed a sampling plan and a dataset of sampled facilities for assessment and verification in order to conduct the NEEA Industrial Facility Site Assessment.
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2014 IFSA Final Report
In March 2013, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) commissioned Cadmus and subcontractors Energy350 and Nexant (hereafter known as the Cadmus team) to conduct the Industrial Facility Site Assessment (IFSA). The primary goal of the IFSA was to obtain end-use energy consumption data for the Northwest industrial population. The IFSA was intended to provide: (1)…
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Inventory of Industrial Energy Management Information Systems (EMIS) for M&V Applications
Energy Management Information Systems (EMIS) are softwaretools that store, analyze, and display energy consumption data. The number ofcommercially-available EMIS has increased dramatically over the past ten years,as have the analytical and reporting capabilities of the tools. The market ischaracterized by a growing pool of EMIS vendors and varying levels of rigor andanalytical approaches employed by…
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RETA CRES Initiative: Market Characterization, Baseline Study, and Forecast Report
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), an alliance of more than 100 Northwest utilities and energy efficiency organizations, recently partnered with the Refrigerating Engineers & Technicians Association (RETA) to develop a new energy efficiency certification for industrial refrigeration operators across the northwest and the US: Certified Refrigeration Energy Specialist (CRES). The initiative seeks to transform…
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NEEA Industrial Initiatives- Market Progress Evaluation Report #8
This is the eighth Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) on the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA’s) Industrial Initiative (the Initiative) with specific focus on its energy management efforts in the food processing sector. The goal of the Initiative and related industrial efforts is to transform the market for industrial energy management services and to promote…
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Evaluation of Key ACE Model Assumptions for Motor Rewinds
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) engaged Cadmus in November 2013 to conduct research to update the key Alliance Cost Effectiveness (ACE) model assumptions for motor rewinds in the Northwest states of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.
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