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  • Consumer Messaging for Ductless Heat Pumps and Heat Pump Water Heaters

    This report summarizes the findings from the Ductless Heat Pump (DHP) and Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) message testing study conducted by ILLUME Advising LLC on behalf of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA). NEEA is a nonprofit alliance of more than 100 Northwest utilities and energy efficiency organizations working on behalf of more than…

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  • 2013-2014 Northwest Residential Lighting Long-Term Market Tracking Study

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) launched its first residential lighting market initiative in 1997 to advance awareness and use of energy-efficient compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and compact fluorescent light fixtures among Northwest consumers. NEEA designed the project to address CFL market barriers including high first cost; lack of product availability; lack of consumer awareness;…

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  • Next Step Home Baseline Estimation Study

    NEEA engaged the Evergreen team (Evergreen Economics, along with John Stevenson and CIC Research) in March 2014 to establish the baseline for the Next Step Home (NSH) Initiative.

    Residential
  • NEEA Heat Pump Water Heater Baseline Forecast Research

    Prepared by Evergreen Economics for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance 

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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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