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Power Drive System Retrofit Opportunities in the Northwest
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Cadeo Group to better understand the market and savings opportunities associated with the use of an adjustable speed motor, also known as a Power Drive System (PDS), in the Northwest. Prior NEEA research shows that there is significant PDS energy savings opportunity at the per-unit level in…
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Heat Pump Water Heaters in Small Spaces Lab Testing: “The Amazing Shrinking Room”
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Larson Energy Research and Cascade Engineering Services, Inc. to conduct a laboratory assessment of space requirements and venting strategies for standard unitary heat pump water heaters (HPWH). The laboratory testing provides detailed information about known but previously unquantified challenges for HPWH efficiency in enclosed rooms. Interpretation and…
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Extended Motor Products Regional Market Share Study
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with ADM Associates, Inc., to assess the clean water pumps and circulators market in the Northwest. The specific research objectives were to (a) estimate the size of the clean water pumps and circulators market in the Northwest, (b) assess NEEA’s estimates of the market share held by participants…
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Q3 2022 Codes, Standards and New Construction Newsletter
Q3 2022 was yet another busy time for NEEA’s Codes and Standards team. Code development, at both the state and national level, was very active, and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) continued to release additional product efficiency standard rulemakings. Of note, the final draft of the Washington State Energy Code — Commercial was posted, and the first draft…
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RBSA 2022 Webinar #6 Slides
On October 25, 2022, NEEA staff provided updates on the RBSA 2022. The webinar presented information on updated approaches to multi-family recruitment, single-family data collection and billing data collection. This was the sixth webinar in a series that started in 2021 and will continue throughout the course of 2022. The RBSA is a regionally representative assessment…
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Study of Influences on Northwest Variable Speed Heat Pump Adoption
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) Variable Speed Heat Pump (VSHP) program contracted with Lieberman Research to conduct qualitative market research about influences on ducted VSHP market adoption in the Northwest. Research objectives included 1) Determining influences on central ducted VSHP sales in the Northwest, including direct and indirect influences from NEEA’s Northwest Ductless Heat…
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Uninterruptible Power Supplies Standard Evaluation
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Michaels Energy to assess NEEA and its partners’ influence on the federal standard for uninterruptible power supplies (UPS). NEEA engages in federal standards processes to support the adoption of standards that advance the efficiency of equipment and appliances available in the market. Between October 2021 and February…
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Commercial Boilers Standard Evaluation
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Michaels Energy to assess NEEA and its partners’ influence on the federal standard for commercial boilers. NEEA engages in federal standards processes to support the adoption of standards that advance the efficiency of equipment and appliances available in the market. Between October 2021 and February 2022, Michaels…
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Heat Pump Water Heater Benefit/Cost Model Review
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Ecotope to review the alliance’s current heat pump water heater benefit/cost model. Study objectives included 1) A review of the methodology used to estimate a specific manufacturer’s annual unit shipments to the region, and; 2) An assessment of NEEA’s naturally occurring market baseline logic, originally developed in…
Residential|Residential Buildings