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Energy Savings from Networked Lighting Control Systems With and Without Luminaire Level Lighting Controls
Connected lighting currently comprises less than one percent of all luminaires in the United States, but the Department of Energy (DOE) estimates that it can provide up to one quad of energy savings by 2035. And, by 2035, just under a third of installed luminaires in commercial buildings are expected to have network connectivity. In an…
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Washington State Commercial Energy Code Technical Roadmap Report
In 2020, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) and the Washington State Department of Commerce developed a Washington State Energy Code (WSEC) Technical Roadmap (the Roadmap). The Roadmap is intended to assist Washington State in the achievement of its legislative goal to reduce annual net site energy consumption for commercial buildings by 70% relative to…
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2019 Reduced Wattage Lamp Replacement Program Long-Term Monitoring and Tracking Report
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) Reduced Wattage Lamp Replacement (RWLR) Market Transformation program began in 2014 and transitioned to Long-Term Monitoring and Tracking (LTMT) in late 2018. The program sought to shift lighting distributors’ sales of replacement lamps from 32-watt linear fluorescent lamps (LFLs) to reduced wattage LFLs (25 and 28-watt). This report, prepared…
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2019 Alliance Cost Effectiveness Model Review for Ductless Heat Pumps
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Ecotope, Inc., to review the Alliance Cost Effectiveness (ACE) model for the Ductless Heat Pump (DHP) program. For the report, Ecotope focused on reviewing: 1) how the ACE model incorporates recent Regional Technical Forum measure updates for DHPs; 2) the appropriateness of the ACE model’s approach to…
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2019 Alliance Cost Effectiveness Model Review for Heat Pump Water Heaters
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Ecotope, Inc., to review the Alliance Cost Effectiveness (ACE) model for the Heat Pump Water Heater program. For the report, Ecotope focused on reviewing NEEA staff’s proposed method to aggregate Residential Building Stock Assessment II data so that the savings forecast reflects new “alternate” savings weights. These…
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Luminaire Level Lighting Controls Replacement vs. Redesign Comparison Study
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) in conjunction with the University of Oregon’s Energy Studies in Buildings Laboratory completed the Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC) Replacement vs. Redesign Comparison Study in August 2020. LLLC systems have made significant advancements in recent years as a lighting solution that integrates daylight harvesting and occupancy sensing controls into…
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2019 Annual Report Snapshot
Recognizing Five Years of Market Transformation Success 2019 marked the final year of NEEA’s 5-year (2015-2019) Business Plan. Acknowledging this milestone, the annual report highlights regional accomplishments and results from 2019 and Market Transformation progress achieved during the business cycle.
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Northwest Ductless Heat Pump Initiative: Market Progress Evaluation #8 Addendum – Ductless Heat Pumps in Cold Climates Installer Research
The Northwest Ductless Heat Pump Initiative: Market Progress Evaluation #8 Addendum – Ductless Heat Pumps in Cold Climates Installer Research, posted in August 2020, has been updated as of October 9, 2020 to incorporate additional survey data from installers to address a sampling error that was discovered after the release of the report. In 2019,…
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EXP07:19 Load-Based and Climate-Specific Testing and Rating Procedures for Heat Pumps and Air Conditioners
This report contains the results and analysis from initial testing done using the 2019 “technical review” version of CSA EXP07 load based test procedure and rating of heat pumps on. This test procedure and rating was designed to better characterize variable capacity heat pumps with capacity not larger than = 65,000 BTUh. These preliminary results…
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2019-2020 Washington Residential New Construction Code Study
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with CLEAResult to conduct research to better understand how the 2015 Washington State Energy Code (Residential Provisions) has affected new home construction and energy performance. The research team visited building code offices and single-family residences between September 2019 and January 2020. In the end, 184 houses were visited…
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