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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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  • Luminaire Level Lighting Controls Market Baseline

    Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is currently developing an initiative to accelerate the adoption of luminaire-level lighting controls (LLLC), an integrated lighting control approach that combines multiple control schemes to potentially provide 50 to 60 percent energy savings with low installed cost, ease of retrofit in existing buildings, and performance compatible with high efficiency technology…

    Commercial + Industrial|Commercial Buildings
  • NEEA Heat Pump Water Heater Baseline Forecast Research

    Prepared by Evergreen Economics for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance 

    Residential
  • Next Step Home Baseline Estimation Study

    NEEA engaged the Evergreen team (Evergreen Economics, along with John Stevenson and CIC Research) in March 2014 to establish the baseline for the Next Step Home (NSH) Initiative.

    Residential
  • Appendix A – 2014 CBSA Building Characteristic Summary Tables

    This appendix presents detailed summary tables and graphs of many characteristics of interest. All data has been extrapolated to the region level using the regional case weights, and statistical error bands (at the 90% confidence level) have been presented where applicable. Unless otherwise noted, all numbers represent the total and percent of known values –…

    Commercial + Industrial|Commercial Buildings|Regional Studies
  • 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…

    Commercial + Industrial|Commercial Buildings|Regional Studies
  • Appendices B – N CBSA 2014

    2014 COMMERCIAL BUILDING STOCK ASSESSMENT: APPENDICES B-N 

    Commercial + Industrial|Commercial Buildings|Regional Studies
  • 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…

    Consumer Products|Residential
  • 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…

  • 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. 

    Residential
  • 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…

    Consumer Products|Residential|Residential Buildings

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