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Plug-In Heat Pump Water Heaters: An Early Look to 120-Volt Products
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Larson Energy Research and Cascade Engineering Services, Inc. to conduct a laboratory assessment of the Rheem 120-volt heat pump water heaters (HPWH), a new class of HPWH coming to market that can operate on a 15-Amp, 120-Volt circuit. This report seeks to answer questions about their performance…
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NEEA Washington Energy Code Study – Frequently Asked Questions
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is conducting this Washington Energy Code Study to investigate how builders are responding to the newest building energy code in Washington. The research objectives include investigating compliance with the building energy code and understanding what energy efficient options builders are installing. Participants should have received a mailer with a…
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Pricing Research for Efficient Water Heaters
In the fall of 2021, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with ILLUME Advising and Lieberman Research to conduct a two-phased study to better understand price sensitivity of Northwest homeowners regarding efficient water heaters for both natural gas and electric fuel types. The study also explored scenarios under which consumers would consider alternative approaches…
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Pump Energy Rating Label Awareness and Use Study
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Johnson Consulting Group to conduct market research on awareness and usage dynamics for the Hydraulic Institute’s (HI) Energy Rating (ER) label for pumps and circulators. Specifically, this study assessed the role of efficiency in the pump selection process, explored current levels and patterns of awareness and use…
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Review of Market Share Forecast and Key Assumptions for Efficient Rooftop Units
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Cadmus Group for an independent review of the Efficient Rooftop Unit (RTU) program’s approach to developing a naturally occurring baseline market share forecast for Efficient RTUs. For the study, Cadmus Group reviewed NEEA documents, analytic code, and calculations, and then provided feedback and recommendations on NEEA’s naturally…
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High-Performance Windows Market Characterization Study
Thin triple windows (TTW) are emerging as a promising new opportunity for super-efficient residential windows. To understand the awareness of and potential market for TTWs and gain insight into how the mid- and down-stream window markets function in the Northwest, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Cadeo to conduct the Market Characterization that…
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RBSA 2022 Webinar #5 Slides
On July 14, 2022, NEEA staff provided updates on the RBSA 2022. The webinar presented information on the study’s progress to date, which included updated information on site visits, recruitment rates, and study timeline. This was the fifth webinar in a series that started in 2021 and will continue throughout the course of 2022. The RBSA…
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CTA-2045 Water Heater Demonstration Project
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) supported the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) with this CTA 2045 Water Heating Demonstration project. The project sought to create a market transformation plan that would put the Northwest on a path to make hot water heating load shifting simple for customers without affecting their lifestyle. To do this, the…
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Refrigerator and Freezer Influence Assessment and Baseline Review
NOTE: This report was updated in June 2023. The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Apex Analytics to review NEEA’s efforts to influence the residential refrigerator and freezer markets through support of the 2020/2021 ENERGY STAR® Emerging Technology Award (ETA) for refrigerators and freezers and the accompanying alternative test procedure. Apex also reviewed the…
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Green Motor Rewinds – 2021 Long-Term Monitoring and Tracking Report
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) Drive Power Initiative (DPI) actively promoted green motor rewinds from 1999 to 2004, and NEEA has conducted long-term monitoring and tracking (LTMT) of the DPI since 2013. NEEA contracted with the Cadmus Group to conduct the last LTMT report for DPI, which presents 2021 findings. Cadmus collected a range…
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