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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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Q3 2023 Market Progress Report
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2025 CBSA Introductory Webinar Slides
On September 28, 2023, staff from the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) and study implementer Westat presented information on the Commercial Building Stock Assessment (CBSA) study’s design, timeline, and the firm selected to lead the study. Every five years NEEA conducts the CBSA on behalf of the region. The CBSA catalogues characteristics and equipment impacting energy…
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High-Performance Windows Baseline Review
As part of its High-Performance Windows program, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) seeks to accelerate and broaden the installation of high-performance windows in residential buildings, with a long-term goal of having over 50% of window sales in the Northwest having a U-Value of 0.20 or less. To enhance its understanding of the current status…
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Retail Product Portfolio Market Progress Evaluation Report #2
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with TRC to conduct the second Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) for the Retail Product Portfolio (RPP) program. Between July 2022 and May 2023, TRC reviewed NEEA’s updated RPP logic model and conducted program staff interviews, reviewed program documents, and analyzed sales data to assess progress on applicable…
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Commercial-Sector Adjustable-Speed Drive Market Research Study
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Johnson Consulting Group, LLC, to conduct research assessing the market penetration of adjustable-speed drives (ASDs) paired with commercial pumps and fans in the Northwest. The primary objectives of this research were to (a) assess the proportion of commercial pumps and fans that are paired with drives; (b)…
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Modulating Gas Valve for Commercial Dryer Study
As part of its emerging technology work, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is investigating modulating commercial gas dryers to learn more about the product and its energy efficiency potential. In the Northwest, there are over 50,000 commercial gas dryers, however most of the existing dryers in the region are standard commercial gas-fired dryers with…
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Q2 2023 Market Progress Report
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Assessment of NEEA’s Approach to the Evaluation of Market Transformation Programs
In May 2021, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Michael Harnar, Ph.D., of Pointed Arrows Consulting to conduct an independent review of NEEA’s approach to evaluating its Market Transformation (MT) programs. NEEA’s evaluation efforts are carried out by its Market Research and Evaluation (MRE) team. The objectives of the assessment were to 1)…