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NEEA Clothes Dryer Field Study
In 2013, NEEA studied the household laundry process in 50 homes. The purpose of the study was to understand the nature of household laundry loads, the number of laundry loads and laundry cycles (not the same thing) per year, and the energy use and operating characteristics of newer model clothes dryers. The participating homes for…
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Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes Retrospective Report
TRC conducted a retrospective of the Northwest ENERGY STAR® (NWES) Homes Initiative to chart the development of the NWES Initiative, assess its impact on the Northwest market, and provide recommendations.
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Heat Pump Water Heaters for Demand Response and Energy Storage
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) initiated an in-the-field demonstration of residential Heat Pump Water Heaters (HWPH), evaluating the technology’s capability to provide demand response and energy storage to the electric grid. The project was conducted in an effort to provide the US Department of Energy with data to inform and support new electric water heater…
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NEEA Previously Funded Initiative: TVs
In 1999, the transition to digital broadcasting made most televisions obsolete. At the same time, flat panel display technology was rapidly advancing and prices were dropping, but most of these televisions were not energy efficient. Sensing these trends could have a serious impact on the power system, the region sought to develop a program to…
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2011 RBSA Montana State Report
The purpose of this report is to provide a summary of Montana’s single-family home energy use based on the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) 2011 Residential Building Stock Assessment (RBSA) findings. It is accompanied by three other statespecific reports for Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Each state-specific report includes overall housing utility and energy statistics, and…
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2011 RBSA Idaho State Report
The purpose of this report is to provide a summary of Idaho’s single-family home energy use based on the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) 2011 Residential Building Stock Assessment (RBSA) findings. It is accompanied by three other statespecific reports for Montana, Oregon and Washington. Each state-specific report includes overall housing utility and energy statistics, and…
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2011 RBSA Oregon State Report
The purpose of this report is to provide a summary of Oregon’s single-family home energy use based on the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) 2011 Residential Building Stock Assessment (RBSA) findings. It is accompanied by three other statespecific reports for Idaho, Montana and Washington. Each state-specific report includes overall housing utility and energy statistics, and…
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2011 RBSA Washington State Report
The purpose of this report is to provide a summary of Washington’s single-family home energy use based on the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) 2011 Residential Building Stock Assessment (RBSA) findings. It is accompanied by three other state-specific reports for Idaho, Montana and Oregon. Each state-specific report includes overall housing utility and energy statistics, and…
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2011 RBSA Data Dictionary
The RBSA is designed to develop a characterization of the residential sector that considers the diverse climates, building practices and fuel choices across the region. This study informs future energy planning efforts as well as energy efficiency utility programs and rebates offered by the region’s utilities, the Energy Trust of Oregon and the Bonneville Power Administration.
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2011 RBSA End Use Load Shape Flags Data Information
The RBSA Metering (RBSAM) is a subsidiary of the larger, regional RBSA Study. The Metering Study was designed to represent single-family houses across the Northwest as best as possible within the project constraints. Working within the feasible sample size, the design worked to optimize the location and variety of sites according to the following goals:
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