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Connected Consumer Products Market Research Report

The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) engaged Level 7 Market Research from June to December of 2024 to describe consumer acceptance of,…

Residential

BetterBricks Commercial Building Decision Maker Study

NEEA contracted with ETHNO Insights to conduct a market research study to better understand the commercial building renovation decision making process. This…

Commercial + Industrial

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…

Commercial + Industrial| Commercial Buildings| Natural Gas| New Construction

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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…

    New Construction|Residential|Residential Buildings
  • 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…

    Residential
  • 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)…

    Commercial + Industrial|Products
  • 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…

    Commercial + Industrial|Natural Gas
  • Q2 2023 Market Progress Report

  • Harvest Thermal – Thermal Battery System for Heating and Hot Water

    August 8, 2023 – Harvest Thermal presents a thermal battery system for heating and hot water utilizing the SANCO2 heat pump and a smart controller that manages the hot water tank as thermal energy storage. The system is designed to optimize energy efficiency, reduce operating costs, and provide flexible load management. It supports both forced air…

  • Washington Residential Code Evaluation

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with TRC to conduct a residential code evaluation in Washington, examining new construction single family homes built under Washington State Energy Code (WSEC) 2018. The evaluation estimated compliance with the code, primary space and water heating fuel selection, the proportion of homes with gas hook ups and gas-using…

    New Construction|Residential|Residential Buildings
  • 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)…

  • Displacing CAC with ASHPs for a Dual Fuel Energy Cost Savings

    June 20, 2023 – The modeling study discussed during this Product Council session seeks to understand energy and costs savings from Air-Sourced Heat Pumps (ASHP), including single-speed, variable speed, and cold climate models, as central air conditioning (CAC) replacements across a variety of representative applications in the Northwest region. Cost savings from ASHP depend on…

  • Dual-Fuel and Gas Heat Pump Market Research

    NEEA contracted with Lieberman Research to conduct a market research study to gather HVAC system buyer and HVAC contractor perceptions about four emerging HVAC technologies. The four technologies are: residential dual-fuel heat pumps (gas furnaces paired with electric heat pumps), residential gas heat pumps, commercial gas heat pumps for space and/or water heating, and commercial…

    Commercial + Industrial|Heating and Cooling|Natural Gas|Residential

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