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Advanced Water Heating Specification v8.0
The Advanced Water Heating Specification Version 8.0 (AWHS Version 8.0) will stay up as reference for organizations. The newest version of the AWHS Version 8.1 succeeds the AWHS Version 8.0 and was made available in July 2024. If you have any questions and or insights please contact us. This specification provides guidance to manufacturers and other market actors…
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Televisions: ENERGY STAR Version 9 Specification Influence Assessment and Baseline Assumptions Review
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with TRC Engineers, Inc. to review NEEA’s influence on the ENERGY STAR® Version 9 specification revision for televisions, along with NEEA’s naturally occurring baseline market share assumptions for ENERGY STAR televisions and its televisions unit energy savings (UES) calculation. In June through August 2021, TRC conducted qualitative and…
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ENERGY STAR Top-Load Clothes Washer Naturally Occurring Baseline Review
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Apex Analytics to conduct a review of NEEA’s naturally occurring baseline forecast assumptions for ENERGY STAR® top-load clothes washers. Specifically, Apex Analytics reviewed NEEA’s assumption that the baseline will decline from 2020 to 2021 and begin increasing in 2023. In January through May 2021, Apex Analytics conducted…
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Room Air Conditioners: ENERGY STAR Most Efficient Influence Evaluation and Baseline Assumptions Review
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with TRC Engineers, Inc. to review NEEA’s influence on the ENERGY STAR® Most Efficient (ESME) specification development for room air conditioners (room ACs), along with NEEA’s naturally occurring baseline market share assumptions for room ACs. In September through December 2021, TRC conducted qualitative and quantitative analyses to address…
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Northwest Heat Pump Water Heater Market Progress Evaluation Report #6
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with NMR Group in early 2021 to conduct its sixth Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) for the alliance’s Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) program. The findings of this MPER will help inform and refine program interventions in the market. The objectives of the report were to 1) Provide…
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Retail Product Portfolio Market Progress Evaluation Report #1
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Apex Analytics to conduct the first Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) for NEEA’s Retail Product Portfolio (RPP) program, which operates as part of a larger, national program, the ENERGY STAR® Retail Products Platform (ESRPP). In January through July of 2021, Apex Analytics conducted document review, interviews with…
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EXP07 Value Engineering Memo and PowerPoint
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Underwriters Laboratory (UL) to better characterize the duration and test parameters of the 2019 version of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) EXP07 load-based test procedure for heat pumps. Key objectives included establishing a baseline understanding of the 2019 EXP07 test procedure and identifying if there are potential…
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Northwest Smart Thermostat Research Study
The Northwest Smart Thermostat Research Study was a collaboration amongst ten utility and energy efficiency organization partners along with the Northwest Power & Conservation Council and Regional Technical Forum staff members, managed by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA). The primary objective of the Northwest Smart Thermostat Research Study was to develop a method to…
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2020 Residential Lighting Market Analysis
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Apex Analytics and DNV to conduct the 16th Northwest Residential Lighting Market Analysis as part of its long-term monitoring and tracking (LTMT) of the residential lighting market. As in previous studies, Apex Analytics and DNV collected and analyzed store shelf and point-of-sale data to update market parameters…
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Ductless Heat Pumps 2020 Long-Term Monitoring and Tracking Report
Since 2008, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) has worked to accelerate the adoption of Ductless Heat Pumps (DHPs) to displace electric resistance heating in existing Northwest homes. In 2020, the alliance’s DHP program transitioned to Long-Term Monitoring and Tracking (LTMT). This report is the first LTMT study for the DHP program and is intended…
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