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Final Summary Report for the Ductless Heat Pump Impact and Process Evaluation
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) 1 hired Ecotope, Inc., supported by Research Into Action, Inc., and Stellar Processes to evaluate the Northwest Ductless Heat Pump (DHP) Pilot Project (Pilot Project). The Pilot Project ran from October 2008 through December 2009. A total of 3,899 installations were included in the Pilot project. The DHP Impact…
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Energy Forward Consumer Messaging Study
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is a non-profit organization working to effect market transformation through the acceleration and adoption of energy-efficient products, services and practices. NEEA is an alliance of more than 100 Northwest utilities and energy efficiency organizations working on behalf of more than 12 million energy consumers.
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Northwest Heat Pump Water Heater Market Test Assessment
This report is an assessment of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) Market Test. NEEA is a non-profit organization working to effect market transformation through the acceleration and adoption of energy-efficient products, services and practices.
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Understanding the Importance of Energy Efficiency in the Home Purchase Process
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is a non-profit organization working to effect market transformation through the acceleration and adoption of energy-efficient products, services, and practices. Northwest ENERGY STAR® Homes, an initiative of NEEA, is a regional program in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, intended to promote the construction of energy-efficient homes using the guidelines…
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80 PLUS Market Progress Evaluation Report #5
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is a non-profit organization that works to accelerate the innovation and adoption of energy-efficient products, services, and practices in the Pacific Northwest. Since 2004, NEEA has sponsored the 80 PLUS Initiative with the goal of transforming the market for energy efficient internal power supplies for desktop PCs and servers.…
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Variable Rate Rooftop Unit Test
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), New Buildings Institute (NBI), and the University of Idaho Integrated Design Laboratory (IDL) collaborated to measure the energy performance of higher-efficiency-rated products in the unitary, vapor-compression, direct-expansion (DX) package rooftop unit (RTU) class of commercial building heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) equipment. The project sought…
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Emerging Technology Dryer Testing
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted Ecova to conduct laboratory testing of the 2013 Environmental Protection Agency Emerging Technology Awardee for clothes dryers. The purpose was to determine if the dryer’s success meeting the Emerging Technology specification would translate into success with the recent Energy Star specification, and how the dryer would perform when…
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Laboratory Assessment of Sanden GES-15QTA Heat Pump Water Heater
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Ecotope, Inc. and Cascade Engineering Services, Inc. to conduct a laboratory assessment of the Sanden model # GES- 15QTA heat pump water heater (HPWH) for northern climate installations. The testing plan included observing heat pump efficiency atlower ambient temperatures (30° F, 50° F, and 67° F); conducting…
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NEEA Heat Pump Water Heater Field Study Report
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is a non-profit organization working to effect market transformation through the acceleration and adoption of energy-efficient products, services and practices. NEEA is an alliance of more than 100 Northwest utilities and energy efficiency organizations working on behalf of more than 12 million energy consumers.
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Energy Baseline Methodologies for Industrial Facilities
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with EnerNOC Utility Solutions to provide definition to the process for establishing and documenting energy baselines for industrial facilities. Energy baselines are foundational to a robust energy management program, however, industrial facility energy baseline methodologies are neither well known nor consistently implemented. The paper describes a straightforward six-step…
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