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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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  • Televisions: ENERGY STAR Version 9 Specification Influence Assessment and Baseline Assumptions Review

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with TRC Engineers, Inc. to review NEEA’s influence on the ENERGY STAR® Version 9 specification revision for televisions, along with NEEA’s naturally occurring baseline market share assumptions for ENERGY STAR televisions and its televisions unit energy savings (UES) calculation. In June through August 2021, TRC conducted qualitative and…

    Products|Residential
  • Room Air Conditioners: ENERGY STAR Most Efficient Influence Evaluation and Baseline Assumptions Review

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with TRC Engineers, Inc. to review NEEA’s influence on the ENERGY STAR® Most Efficient (ESME) specification development for room air conditioners (room ACs), along with NEEA’s naturally occurring baseline market share assumptions for room ACs. In September through December 2021, TRC conducted qualitative and quantitative analyses to address…

    Products|Residential
  • Northwest Heat Pump Water Heater Market Progress Evaluation Report #6

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with NMR Group in early 2021 to conduct its sixth Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) for the alliance’s Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) program. The findings of this MPER will help inform and refine program interventions in the market. The objectives of the report were to 1) Provide…

    Products|Residential
  • Perfect Pairings? Testing the Energy Efficiency of Matched Washer-Dryer Sets

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Underwriters Laboratory (UL) to measure the energy use of matched pairs of washers and dryers and Kannah Consulting to analyze the collected data and develop recommendations. This new analysis builds off previous alliance research, including “Coming Clean: Revealing Real-World Efficiency of Clothes Washers,” and the 2016-2017 Residential…

    Consumer Products|Natural Gas|Products|Technology
  • Retail Product Portfolio Market Progress Evaluation Report #1

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Apex Analytics to conduct the first Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) for NEEA’s Retail Product Portfolio (RPP) program, which operates as part of a larger, national program, the ENERGY STAR® Retail Products Platform (ESRPP). In January through July of 2021, Apex Analytics conducted document review, interviews with…

    Consumer Products|Products|Residential
  • Extended Motor Products Pump and Circulator Baseline Assumptions Review

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) Extended Motor Products (XMP) program aims to accelerate adoption of efficient pumps and circulators in the Northwest. NEEA engaged with Apex Analytics to conduct a review of its 20-year naturally occurring baselines for pumps and circulators. Specifically, Apex reviewed: In February through May 2021, Apex Analytics conducted qualitative and…

    Commercial + Industrial|Products
  • Commercial & Industrial Stand-Alone Fans Market Research

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with DNV to conduct research to characterize the market for stand-alone commercial and industrial fans in the Northwest. Specifically, DNV conducted interviews with manufacturers, manufacturers’ representatives, design engineers, fan installers, and service providers to map the distribution flow of stand-alone fans, identify the roles that market actor groups…

    Commercial + Industrial|Products
  • NEEA Website Security Policy

    The following policy contains the requirements and guidelines that will help ensure NEEA’s websites are safe and secure in order to preserve their integrity, availability, confidentiality, and authenticity. Companies or individuals, either contracted by NEEA or sub-contracted by NEEA contractors, to develop, design, maintain, or host our websites, must adhere to this policy.

  • Luminaire Level Lighting Controls – Market Progress Evaluation Report #1

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Cadmus Group to conduct the first Market Progress Evaluation Report for the alliance’s Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC) Market Transformation program. The study focused on conducting first-year tracking of market progress indicators but encompassed other research objectives as well. Surveys of installation and design/specification companies and interviews…

    Commercial + Industrial|Commercial Buildings|Industrial
  • EXP07 Value Engineering Memo and PowerPoint

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Underwriters Laboratory (UL) to better characterize the duration and test parameters of the 2019 version of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) EXP07 load-based test procedure for heat pumps. Key objectives included establishing a baseline understanding of the 2019 EXP07 test procedure and identifying if there are potential…

    Heating and Cooling|Residential|Residential Buildings|Technology

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