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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
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Calculating In Situ Fan Energy Index
As part of its Efficient Fans program, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Cascade Energy to conduct this research to gain additional insights into how energy-efficient fan systems perform in practice by comparing design-point Fan Energy Index (FEI) values with in field (in situ) performance outcomes. FEI is a standardized, unitless, design point…
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Real World Energy Conservation by Controlling Resistive Heating Elements
Virtual
August 19, 2025
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
New technology uses a recently patented method to thermostatically control resistive type heating elements, such as found in many high wattage (previously un-controlled) applications including: vehicle/equipment block heaters (commercial & residential); livestock water tank heaters; pipe heating tape and many other applications. It is a small (about the size of a brick) universal plug-and-play device,…
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Laundry Appliances
Taking Efficiency for a Spin: The Market Transformation Trajectory of Super-Efficient Dryers Beginning in 2010, NEEA led an end-to-end Market Transformation approach to laundry appliances, culminating in a record number of energy-efficient dryer options for Northwest consumers. With so many options available in stores throughout the region, efficient ENERGY STAR® and heat pump dryers—which are…
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Residential HPWH Product Assessment Datasheet (PADS)
For residential heat pump water heaters (HPWH) to be considered for inclusion on the Qualified Products List, HPWH product vendors must complete and submit a Product Assessment Datasheet (PADS). The PADS outlines compliance with the requirements within NEEA’s “Advanced Water Heating Specification.”
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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…
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Residential Dryers Qualified Products List
The Qualified Products List contains information on residential dryer products that meet the EPA ENERGY STAR® requirements. The list includes those that meet Bonneville Power Administration’s incentive tiers based on testing with the Utility Test Protocol. Learn more about NEEA’s high efficiency dryers work >> Updated as of 2025
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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