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EFX25: Big Energy, Bold Ideas & Boise Bound!
Efficiency Exchange 2025 (EFX25) was the largest conference to date with over 600 attendees from 200+ organizations across the Northwest and beyond! From California to Canada, Georgia to New Jersey, and everywhere in between, this year’s conference was truly energized. April Rinne, change navigator and adventurer whose work and travels in more than 100 countries have given her…
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2025 Commercial Building Stock Assessment Webinar Updates
The Commercial Building Stock Assessment (CBSA) collects, analyzes, and publishes building characteristic and energy usage data for commercial buildings in the Northwest.
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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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ENERGY STAR® Retail Products Platform
An Efficient Future in Store: Building Scale for Retail Product Efficiency By designing the ENERGY STAR® Retail Products Platform (ESRPP) around the retailer’s business model, the alliance has cultivated a highly scalable and influential nationwide Market Transformation collaboration. As of 2024, participating ESRPP retailers account for 75 percent of all U.S. appliance sales, while the…
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Commercial HVAC
HVAC Transformation: Dual-Fuel Solutions Elevate Building Health and Efficiency By transforming the commercial HVAC market for good, NEEA has ushered in a new era of healthy, resilient and efficient buildings in the Northwest. NEEA’s end-to-end approach to Market Transformation begins with testing emerging products and design approaches to verify the best outcomes for Northwest consumers,…
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Residential Heat Pumps
Warming Up a Cold Market: Accelerating Heat Pump Technology in the Northwest NEEA’s holistic Market Transformation process has advanced the performance and availability of efficient Heating and cooling heat pump technology for Northwest homes. These efforts include guiding product development by testing emerging products, equipping manufacturers with critical performance data, and cultivating a healthy market…
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Bringing Together Industry Leaders: Northwest Symposium Tackles Heat Pump Challenges
Tacoma, Wash. – On October 3, 2024, 45 professionals from Northwest utilities, HVAC distribution, and manufacturing sectors gathered for the Northwest Heat Pump Symposium and Workshop. Co-facilitated by Seattle City Light, Tacoma Power, Daikin, and the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), the event aimed to address performance issues in residential heat pump installations and explore solutions…
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2024 Leadership in Energy Efficiency Award Ceremony Recap
On December 5, 2024, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) hosted its 10th annual Leadership in Energy Efficiency Awards ceremony.
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Leading Northwest SEM Practitioners Convene in Seattle for Annual Workshop
On October 17 at the Smart Buildings Center in Seattle, the region held its annual NW SEM Collaborative Fall Workshop to discuss leading approaches to the practice of strategic energy management (SEM). This self-sustaining approach to energy management helps businesses embed long-term energy practices, technologies, and techniques throughout their commercial buildings. By bringing together 80 of the…
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Registration is Live for the 10th Annual Leadership in Energy Efficiency Awards!
The 2024 Leadership in Energy Efficiency Awards is NEEA’s annual celebration to recognize the trailblazers driving innovations and collaborations in energy efficiency across the Northwest and beyond. Marking the event’s 10th anniversary, this hybrid ceremony will be held on Thursday, December 5, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. PST. The ceremony will honor the teams, programs and individuals…
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