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  • Empowering Meaningful Measurement & Verification with EcoDash

    As new commercial Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) products enter the market, monitoring their field performance is critical to ensure proper design, installation, and maintenance, and that energy savings are actualized. EcoDash, Ecotope’s online data viewing tool, provides a standardized, open-source platform for sharing measurement and verification (M&V) data aligned with the Advanced Water Heating…

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    Commercial + Industrial

  • Residential HPWH Product Assessment Datasheet (PADS)

    For residential heat pump water heaters (HPWH) to be considered for inclusion on the Qualified Products List, HPWH product vendors must complete and submit a Product Assessment Datasheet (PADS). The PADS outlines compliance with the requirements within NEEA’s “Advanced Water Heating Specification.”   

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    Residential

  • High Efficiency Gas Water Heater Research

    In the spring of 2024, NEEA contracted with ILLUME Advising to improve understanding of the current residential gas water heater market, identify purchase motivators for people with high-efficiency gas equipment, and see if and where there is a market for a commercialized gas heat pump water heater (GHPWH). NEEA hypothesized that there was potential to…

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    Natural Gas|Residential

  • Market Research on Existing Water Heaters in Select Commercial Buildings, Final Report

    In the spring of 2024, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Lieberman Research to conduct a market research study to better understand gas and electric water heating systems across a selection of commercial buildings in the Northwest, with particular focus on the gas market. These buildings included restaurants, lodging facilities and non-mixed use…

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    Commercial + Industrial|Natural Gas

  • Heat Pump Water Heater Installation Tool

    Recorded on 11/5/24 – This presentation introduced the U.S. Department of Energy’s new web-based tool that offers detailed information about how to size, select, and install electric heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) in water heater replacement scenarios. The tool provides installers, installer call center staff, sales associates (retail and wholesale), and do-it-yourself homeowners with customized…

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    Residential

  • Water Heater Flexible Load Conformance White Paper

    Utilities have used residential loads for providing grid services to utility customers for decades, particularly for demand response. However, the number of customers participating in such programs remains low. New Flexible Load Management strategies for providing grid services have the potential to accelerate customer participation. Efforts to improve customer participation and experience will result in…

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    Residential

  • Central HPWH Trainings for Multifamily

    Recorded 9/24/24 – This presentation highlighted different ways to engage the market and deliver training. There was a CHPWH overview tour of applications, system components, delivery methods and tools. Then a deeper dive into the Splash Blocks Nyle e360 installation in Portland. Wrapping up, On-Demand and Instructor-led trainings for CHPWHs in multifamily settings were discussed.Speakers:…

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  • Advanced Water Heating Specification

    This document succeeds the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA’s) previous Advanced Water Heating Specification (AWHS Version 8.0). This version includes substantial updates to Chapters 2 and 3. For residential water heaters, demand response requirements are met through OpenADR Alliance’s EcoPort certification, split-systems are qualifiable for interior and/or exterior applications, and Plug-ins will be evaluated with…

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    Residential

  • Simple Solutions for Complex Problems – Light Commercial HPWH

    Utility programs and market transformation efforts have focused heavily on developing the residential HPWH market, but large opportunities also exist for commercial buildings. Industry players have greatly advanced the adoption of Central HPWH products, but gaps remain for commercial buildings that don’t require a large built up system. Cadeo will share out their market research…

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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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    Commercial + Industrial|Residential

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