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Commercial and Industrial Fans Naturally Occurring Baseline Review
As part of its Efficient Fans program, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Apex Analytics, LLC (Apex), to conduct an independent review of the program’s natural market baseline forecast for efficiency levels of commercial and industrial stand-alone fans. The purposes of this review were to ensure that NEEA’s savings modeling assumptions for the…
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ERV/HRV Ownership and Maintenance Market Research
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with MarketWise Advising, LLC to conduct market research with commercial HVAC contractors, facilities managers, tenants, and building owners on the maintenance of energy and heat recovery ventilators (ERVs/HRVs) which are a key component of NEEA’s commercial HVAC programs. Data collected in fall 2025 explored perspectives on installing, commissioning, cleaning, and…
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Heat Pump Water Heater Market Progress Evaluation Report #8
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with NMR Group, Inc. to conduct the eighth Market Progress Report (MPER) for its Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) program. The report finds that the program has contributed greatly to setting the groundwork for ongoing and widespread HPWH adoption. Between 2021 and 2024, HPWH market share in the…
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2027 Motor System Stock Assessment Webinar #1 Slides
On March 25, 2026, staff from the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) presented details about the upcoming 2027 Motor System Stock Assessment (MSSA). The webinar presented information on the study’s objectives, sample design, and the beginning of recruitment. In order to benchmark the region’s industrial energy efficiency work and support Northwest resource and energy efficiency…
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Luminaire Level Lighting Controls: 2025 Review of Key Assumptions
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Cadmus to conduct a review of key assumptions underlying the savings and cost effectiveness calculations for its Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC) program. The study focused on evaluating the LLLC program’s estimates of qualified-product market share, using aggregated and anonymized manufacturer sales data and utility incentive data.…
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2023 Residential Laundry Field Study
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Kannah Consulting to conduct the 2023 Laundry Field Study, which supplements NEEA’s 2022 Residential Building Stock Assessment (RBSA). The report documents a field study designed to capture typical home laundry equipment characteristics, record consumers’ laundry processing behavior, and collect real-time clothes washer and dryer energy data from homes across the Northwest, deepening NEEA’s understanding of household energy use…
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Codes Market Progress Evaluation Report #6
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with NMR Group, Inc. (NMR) to conduct the sixth Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) for its commercial and residential codes efforts. The evaluation examined NEEA’s influence on code development and adoption in the Northwest, NEEA-supported energy code-related training and education efforts, and market actor use of software tools for code compliance assessment. Between November 2024 and September 2025, NMR compiled and analyzed information from…
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Low-Load Efficient Heat Pump Investigation: 2020 – 2025 Summary Report
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) Advanced Heat Pump program is working to transform the market for high efficiency residential heat pumps. A key focus for the program is improving product differentiation so consumers and industry professionals can easily identify systems that deliver cost-effective performance to make more informed purchase decisions. One important differentiator the…
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Stand-Alone Fan Manufacturer Representative & Specifier Market Activity Research
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with DNV Energy Insights, Inc. (DNV) to conduct a market research study on the specification and sales practices for stand-alone commercial and industrial fans as part of NEEA’s Efficient Fans program. The study sought to understand and document communication patterns, decision-making dynamics, and how well program terminology aligns with market language. Between May and July 2025, DNV reviewed relevant documents and materials, followed by primary data collection through in-depth interviews with 20 manufacturers’ representatives and specifying engineers active in the Northwest commercial…
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Idaho 2018 Commercial New Construction Code Compliance Evaluation
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Opinion Dynamics to conduct the Idaho 2018 Commercial New Construction Code Compliance Evaluation to assess the paths by which, and degree to which, code compliance is achieved with the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) in newly constructed commercial buildings in Idaho. The study focused on the state’s amended 2018 IECC from the time it went into effect on January…
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