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2014 CBSA Final Report
The Commercial Building Stock Assessment (CBSA) of 2014 is a milestone in the history of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) and its evolving relationship of collaboration with its stakeholders. The CBSA featured a renewed emphasis upon regional coordination. Study findings will inform the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s (NPCC) 7th Power Plan conservation targets…
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NEEA Clothes Dryer Field Study
In 2013, NEEA studied the household laundry process in 50 homes. The purpose of the study was to understand the nature of household laundry loads, the number of laundry loads and laundry cycles (not the same thing) per year, and the energy use and operating characteristics of newer model clothes dryers. The participating homes for…
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Evaluation of ACE Model Key Assumptions for Commissioning and Retrocommissioning
From 1998 to 2004, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) managed an initiative to transform the building commissioning market in the Northwest. NEEA’s goal was to make commissioning standard practice in public buildings and to create a standardized professional certification body for commissioning providers. Through the initiative, NEEA supported the adoption of state and local…
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Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes Retrospective Report
TRC conducted a retrospective of the Northwest ENERGY STAR® (NWES) Homes Initiative to chart the development of the NWES Initiative, assess its impact on the Northwest market, and provide recommendations.
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Heat Pump Water Heaters for Demand Response and Energy Storage
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) initiated an in-the-field demonstration of residential Heat Pump Water Heaters (HWPH), evaluating the technology’s capability to provide demand response and energy storage to the electric grid. The project was conducted in an effort to provide the US Department of Energy with data to inform and support new electric water heater…
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Inventory of Industrial Energy Management Information Systems (EMIS) for M&V Applications
Energy Management Information Systems (EMIS) are softwaretools that store, analyze, and display energy consumption data. The number ofcommercially-available EMIS has increased dramatically over the past ten years,as have the analytical and reporting capabilities of the tools. The market ischaracterized by a growing pool of EMIS vendors and varying levels of rigor andanalytical approaches employed by…
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NEEA Previously Funded Initiative: TVs
In 1999, the transition to digital broadcasting made most televisions obsolete. At the same time, flat panel display technology was rapidly advancing and prices were dropping, but most of these televisions were not energy efficient. Sensing these trends could have a serious impact on the power system, the region sought to develop a program to…
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2011 RBSA Washington State Report
The purpose of this report is to provide a summary of Washington’s single-family home energy use based on the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) 2011 Residential Building Stock Assessment (RBSA) findings. It is accompanied by three other state-specific reports for Idaho, Montana and Oregon. Each state-specific report includes overall housing utility and energy statistics, and…
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2011 RBSA Oregon State Report
The purpose of this report is to provide a summary of Oregon’s single-family home energy use based on the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) 2011 Residential Building Stock Assessment (RBSA) findings. It is accompanied by three other statespecific reports for Idaho, Montana and Washington. Each state-specific report includes overall housing utility and energy statistics, and…
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2011 RBSA Idaho State Report
The purpose of this report is to provide a summary of Idaho’s single-family home energy use based on the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) 2011 Residential Building Stock Assessment (RBSA) findings. It is accompanied by three other statespecific reports for Montana, Oregon and Washington. Each state-specific report includes overall housing utility and energy statistics, and…
Regional Studies|Residential|Residential Buildings