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  • Luminaire Level Lighting Controls: Market Progress Evaluation Report #2

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Cadmus to conduct the second Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) for the Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC) Market Transformation program from September 2023 to September 2024. Research objectives included tracking the program’s progress towards its outcomes by measuring market progress indicators. For the study, Cadmus conducted surveys…

    Commercial + Industrial Lighting|Commercial Buildings|Consumer Products|Integrated Systems
  • Q3 2023 Market Research and Evaluation Quarterly Newsletter

    Welcome to another issue of NEEA’s quarterly Market Research and Evaluation (MRE) newsletter. There are a number of studies underway, many of which will be posted during the Q4 2023. Look for several market progress evaluation reports (MPERs) in the next few months, including the Luminaire Level Lighting Controls, Heat Pump Water Heater, Retail Product…

    Commercial|Commercial Buildings|Consumer Products|Integrated Systems|Natural Gas|New Construction|Products|Residential Buildings
  • Q2 2023 Market Research and Evaluation Newsletter

    Welcome to NEEA’s Market Research and Evaluation (MRE) quarterly newsletter! Spring is in the air, although it has felt more like summer on several occasions. Whether it’s 95° or 70°, springtime in the Northwest is magical. After a very busy first half of the year, the MRE team is thankful to be wrapping up several…

    Commercial|Commercial Buildings|Consumer Products|Heating and Cooling|Integrated Systems|Natural Gas|New Construction|Products|Residential|Residential Buildings
  • 2022 Review of Key Assumptions for Luminaire Level Lighting Controls

    As part of its Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC) program, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Cadmus Group for an independent review of the program’s key assumptions for modeling co-created savings. In late 2022, Cadmus Group reviewed NEEA documents and calculations, and then provided feedback and recommendations on NEEA’s key modeling assumptions. Key…

    Commercial|Commercial + Industrial Lighting|Commercial Buildings|Integrated Systems
  • 2022 Luminaire Level Lighting Controls Incremental Cost Study

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Energy Solutions to estimate the additional equipment and labor cost to install Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC) compared to other options. The outcome of this bi-annual study, conducted since 2017, enables NEEA to track cost trends and conduct cost-effectiveness analysis in a market with rapidly changing product…

    Commercial|Commercial + Industrial Lighting|Commercial Buildings|Integrated Systems|New Construction|Products
  • Q1 2023 Market Research and Evaluation Newsletter

    The Market Research and Evaluation (MRE) team is pleased to bring you this quarter’s MRE newsletter. The team is looking ahead to a second quarter of lots of reports! More than half of the twenty-three studies that are currently have underway anticipate final reports to post in the next three months. These reports become key…

    Commercial|Commercial Buildings|Heating and Cooling|Integrated Systems|Products|Residential
  • CSA EXP07: Ongoing Progress, Lessons Learned, and Future Work in Load-based Testing of Residential Heat Pumps

    Lessons Learned from Load-Based Testing of Heat Pumps How is performance of variable-speed heat pumps accurately measured? NEEA collaborated with PG&E, BC Hydro, and Purdue University to find out. Using CSA EXP07:19, a load-based test and rating procedure for residential air-source heat pumps and air conditioners, the collaboration determined that load-based testing offers a better…

    Heating and Cooling|Integrated Systems|Residential
  • Power Drive System Retrofit Opportunities in the Northwest

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Cadeo Group to better understand the market and savings opportunities associated with the use of an adjustable speed motor, also known as a Power Drive System (PDS), in the Northwest. Prior NEEA research shows that there is significant PDS energy savings opportunity at the per-unit level in…

    Commercial|Commercial Buildings|Industrial|Integrated Systems|Products|Technology
  • Study of Influences on Northwest Variable Speed Heat Pump Adoption

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) Variable Speed Heat Pump (VSHP) program contracted with Lieberman Research to conduct qualitative market research about influences on ducted VSHP market adoption in the Northwest. Research objectives included 1) Determining influences on central ducted VSHP sales in the Northwest, including direct and indirect influences from NEEA’s Northwest Ductless Heat…

    Heating and Cooling|Integrated Systems|Residential
  • Summary of Field Evaluation of Non-Glass Interior Secondary Window Attachments

    As part of its building envelope work, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) focuses on commercial secondary windows’ technical potential and market transformation opportunity. Secondary windows are currently available in the market, however, less is known about the relative cost and performance of products with panes of non-glass materials such as acrylic or film as…

    Commercial|Commercial Buildings|Integrated Systems|Natural Gas|Residential|Residential Buildings

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