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HVAC Hits the Road: NEEA Staff and Stakeholders Visit Daikin Experience Center
Earlier this summer, Daikin Comfort Technologies North America brought together staff from the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), utility staff, implementation partners, and employees from regional installation companies for a site visit to the Daikin Seattle Experience Center in Tukwila, Washington. The visit supported ongoing efforts for utility and NEEA staff to engage directly with the…
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Reflecting on a Business Cycle of Regional Progress and Resilience
This year, NEEA’s annual report not only celebrates the achievements of the past year, but it also commemorates the end of Cycle 6 (2020–2024) and highlights alliance accomplishments during the last five years. NEEA’s Cycle 6 report spotlights the alliance’s collaborative successes across five years, demonstrating the many ways Market Transformation continues to foster a…
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Energy-Efficient Televisions
TV Guidance: Expanding Consumer Options for Efficient Televisions In 2009, the transition to digital broadcasting led to vast changes in the television market, including the rapid advancement of flat panel display technology. However, most of these televisions were not energy efficient. Sensing these trends could have a serious impact on the power system, the region…
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Strategic Energy Management
Rooted in Innovation: How the Northwest Created the National Strategic Energy Management Movement For nearly two decades, NEEA has pioneered and advanced strategic energy management (SEM), the continuous energy efficiency improvement process for commercial and industrial buildings. Using a structured approach developed by the alliance, SEM drives deep, lasting change in the ways businesses manage…
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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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