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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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  • Q2 2023 Market Progress Report

  • 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…

    Emerging Tech Reports
    Commercial + Industrial|Natural Gas

  • Q2 2023 Codes, Standards and New Construction Newsletter

    After a fast start, NEEA’s codes and standards team made steady progress in Q2 2023. Highlights of Q2 2023 include:  Codes Standards Funding Opportunities

    Codes & Standards Research|Quarterly Updates
    Commercial + Industrial|New Construction|Residential

  • 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…

    Codes & Standards Research|Market Research & Evaluation Reports
    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)…

    Market Research & Evaluation Reports

  • 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…

  • Q2 2023 Emerging Technology Newsletter

    The second quarter of 2023 brought Efficiency Exchange 2023 (EFX23). Seeing so many partners and stakeholders in person, and talking face-to-face about technologies, testing and market transformation was great. The micro heat pump and central heat pump water heater demonstration products garnered a lot of attention; both technologies are experiencing an exciting amount of interest from around the alliance. Read more about both below.

    Emerging Tech Reports|Quarterly Updates
    Technology

  • Q2 2023 Market Research and Evaluation Newsletter

    Welcome to NEEA’s Market Research and Evaluation (MRE) quarterly newsletter! Spring is in the air, although it has felt more like summer on several occasions. Whether it’s 95° or 70°, springtime in the Northwest is magical. After a very busy first half of the year, the MRE team is thankful to be wrapping up several…

    Market Research & Evaluation Reports|Quarterly Updates

  • Variable Speed Heat Pump Baseline and Key Assumptions Review

    As part of its Variable Speed Heat Pump (VSHP) program, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Cadmus Group for an independent review of the program’s naturally occurring baseline market share forecast and key assumptions for central/ducted Low Load Efficient VSHPs. Between March-May 2023, Cadmus reviewed NEEA’s data sources, documents and calculations, and then…

    Market Research & Evaluation Reports
    Heating and Cooling|Residential

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