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  • Heat Pump Water Heaters in Multifamily New Construction: Design Charrette Findings

    After discovering unique building design and installation challenges of heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) in low-rise multifamily housing, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) saw an opportunity. To better understand the opportunity at hand, NEEA staff collaborated with Energy Trust of Oregon staff to identify solutions that overcome these challenges and increase adoption of HPWHs…

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  • Cold Climate Demonstration Installation & Water Heater Installer Focus Group Research

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with ILLUME Advising in Q4 2022 to pursue two concurrent studies around water heater installers. The first was intended to focus on observational research of cold climate heat pump water heater (HPWH) installations in the Northwest to better understand the depth of previously established installation challenges, specifically in…

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  • Energy-Efficient Technology in Cold Weather – Bridger View On-Site Research

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with JG Research & Evaluation, LLC in the fall of 2021 to conduct a study of the new Bridger View housing development in Bozeman, Montana. The purpose of the study was to better understand how a cold weather climate may influence the adoption and performance of various technologies…

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  • Manufactured Homes Transition Market Progress Evaluation Report

    In the spring of 2023, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Apex Analytics to conduct a Transition Market Progress Evaluation Report for its Manufactured Homes Program. NEEA’s program supports the adoption of manufactured homes meeting the Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Program™ (NEEM)+ specification, developed by Northwest Energy Works. NEEM+ is a more…

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  • Heat Pump Ready Manufactured Homes and Federal Tax Credits

    Federal minimum standards are changing for manufactured (mobile) homes, but the dust has not settled yet. In preparation for this the Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured Home (NEEM) program and NEEA have been exploring what contractors need and how retailers can help motivate customers to purchase a NEEM certified home that comes ready for upgrade to…

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  • Steffes Low-Cost High-Temperature Thermal Storage for Load Shifting in Residential Applications

    High-temperature thermal storage (>800 F) can enable daily load shifting up to 16 hours with 10 times the storage density of using hot water. This webinar presents the Steffes technology and explores whether it could be paired with heat pumps to avoid setback recovery peak power typically provided by electric resistance heating. The goal of…

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  • Cost Benefit Model Analysis for Heat Pump Water Heaters

    NEEA contracted with Larson Energy Research to conduct a third-party review of specific aspects of its 2022 Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) Benefit Cost Model. Key activities included: The report recommends an alternative method for extrapolation of sales that requires fewer assumptions. It also recommends several updates to assumptions in support of assessing HPWH market…

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  • Heat Pump Water Heater Market Progress Evaluation Report #7

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with NMR Group in early 2023 to conduct its seventh 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. Study objectives included: The report concludes that the program…

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  • Central Heat Pump Water Heaters Stories From the Field

    October 24, 2023 – Hear stories from EPIC Grant installations of Central Heat Pump Water Heaters in new and retrofit conditions. Learn about some of the challenges, successes, and opportunities. This session showcased at least three installations and current results. All content and materials accessed through this webpage or any meeting resources are provided “as-is”…

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  • How Will All These Smart Appliances Talk to the Smart Grid

    October 3, 2023 – At this Product Council meeting, speakers walked the audience through their product line for communicating to smart devices in the consumer’s home and commercial markets (Water Heating, HVAC, EV Charging, Batteries, White Goods, Pool Pumps and Solar Inverters.) Each speaker addressed challenges and opportunities, provided real examples of pilots and programs…

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