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Commercial Unitary Air Conditioners Standard Evaluation: Final Report
This report is an evaluation of NEEA’s participation in the Commercial Unitary Air Conditioners (CUAC) standard published by the Department of Energy on January 15, 2016 conducted by TRC Energy Services (TRC) in2018. The evaluation assessed NEEA’s efforts to help establish the CUAC federal standard. The objectives of the study were to qualitatively assess NEEA…
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Northwest Heat Pump Water Heater Initiative: Market Progress Evaluation Report #4
In September, NEEA published the fourth Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) of its Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) program. By reviewing sales and pricing data, and through feedback from distributers, installers and recent purchasers, a third-party evaluator found: Additionally, a broad range of installers reported that customers followed their HPWH recommendations 30-50% of the time…
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Northwest Ductless Heat Pump Initiative: Market Progress Evaluation #7
NEEA contracted with Cadmus to complete the 7th Market Progress Evaluation (MPER) for the Ductless Heat Pump (DHP) initiative. This report presents the findings of research conducted between January and July 2018. The focus of this MPER was to improve understanding about consumer awareness and installer and consumer perspectives on DHP pricing. Key research activities included…
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Building Commissioning Long-Term Monitoring and Tracking: 2017 Square Footage and Market Penetration Update
As part of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA’s) long-term monitoring and tracking (LTMT) efforts on new and existing commercial building commissioning, Cadmus collected and analyzed data on 2017 commissioning activity in the Northwest. Cadmus received data on four types of commissioning activity from 25 commissioning professionals representing 20 firms. The commissioning types are: commissioning,…
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2017 Annual Report Snapshot
Progress through Partnership Working in partnership, the region’s utilities and energy efficiency organizations have created a robust pipeline of energy-efficient technologies, built a portfolio of over 20 electric and natural gas market transformation programs, launched large and comprehensive regional building stock assessments, and created tools and resources to accelerate the adoption of energy efficiency across…
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Drive Power Initiative Long Term Monitoring and Tracking (LTMT) Report and ACE Model Assumption Update
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) Drive Power Initiative (DPI) (via the Green Motor Initiative (GMI) and the Green Motors Practices Group (GMPG)) encouraged adoption of green motor rewind practices by northwest motor service centers between 1999 and 2004. The GMPG has continued to promote these practices actively. Green rewind practices are rigorous and include motor testing.…
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Heat Pump Clothes Dryers in the Pacific Northwest – Abridged Field & Lab Study Report
This study presents a summary of lab and field research conducted by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) from 2013 through 2016 on heat pump clothes dryers for the North American Market. NEEA developed a modified lab test protocol that adds four test cycles to the U.S. Department of Energy’s dryer test protocol. The additional…
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2015-2019 Natural Gas Overview
Collaborating to transform the natural gas market Improving energy efficiency for Northwest energy consumers served by natural gas will result in significant benefits to the Northwest’s economy and energy availability. Regional natural gas funders including Avista, Cascade Natural Gas, Energy Trust of Oregon, NW Natural and Puget Sound Energy representing over 74 percent of the…
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