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Extended Motor Products Variable Load Baseline and Constant-Load to Variable Load Savings Key Assumptions Review
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Apex Analytics LLC to review NEEA’s baseline assumptions and savings calculation approach for variable speed pumps, which are part of the Extended Motor Products (XMP) Market Transformation program. The study reviewed NEEA’s approach to estimating a natural market baseline for adoption of variable speed pumps and its…
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RBSA 2022 Webinar #7 Slides
On March 27, 2023, NEEA staff provided updates on the RBSA 2022. The webinar presented information on the multi-family study and timing of the final study deliverables. This was the seventh and final webinar in a series that started in 2021. The RBSA is a regionally representative assessment of single-family and multi-family residences and buildings…
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2022 Luminaire Level Lighting Controls Incremental Cost Study
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Energy Solutions to estimate the additional equipment and labor cost to install Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC) compared to other options. The outcome of this bi-annual study, conducted since 2017, enables NEEA to track cost trends and conduct cost-effectiveness analysis in a market with rapidly changing product…
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2022 Review of Key Assumptions for Luminaire Level Lighting Controls
As part of its Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC) program, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Cadmus Group for an independent review of the program’s key assumptions for modeling co-created savings. In late 2022, Cadmus Group reviewed NEEA documents and calculations, and then provided feedback and recommendations on NEEA’s key modeling assumptions. Key…
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NEEA Intellectual Property (IP) Policy
Market Transformation is driven by ideas. When an idea, such as an invention or discovery, a design or symbol, a name, or a written document, is original and unique it is considered intellectual property (“IP”). Once IP is protected (typically through a copyright, a trademark, or a patent), the IP owner can determine how to share…
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Hydrogen-Ready Appliances Assessment Report
In 2022, NEEA contracted with Cadeo Group to assess the current and future needs of natural gas appliances served by a blend of conventional methane and hydrogen. The attached report documents that assessment and provides recommendations for future actions to support efficient and safe use of hydrogen blended fuels in new and existing natural gas…
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NEEA Energy Efficiency Test Procedure for Residential Clothes Dryers
A test procedure for clothes dryers used to generate utility energy savings estimates Version 2.0 – Updated December 2022 This document describes a clothes dryer laboratory test procedure used to calculate a real-world metric for residential clothes dryer energy use. The procedure describes the different cycles, settings, test load articles, and equipment needed to generate the…
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NEEA Dryer Test Procedure Version 2.0 – Summary of Changes and Rationale
In 2017, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) collaborated with Pacific Gas & Electric to develop a Clothes Dryer Test Procedure that calculates an accurate metric for clothes dryer energy use (Version 1.2). Since then, NEEA conducted laboratory testing and applied the Version 1.2 test procedure to more than 60 dryers to gather information on…
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Prosaris Compressed Air Leak Detection Initial Field Tests
Compressed air and gas leaks are a persistent problem across industries, wasting valuable resources and energy and impacting operations. Air leak reduction has been identified as a significant source of savings for efficiency programs in the Northwest. As such, NEEA’s emerging technology and product teams are investigating technologies to overcome these challenges and enhance efficiency.…
Commercial + Industrial