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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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  • Commercial HPWH Product Assessment Datasheet (PADS)

    For commercial heat pump water heaters (HPWH) to be considered for inclusion on the Qualified Products List, HPWH product vendors must complete and submit a Product Assessment Datasheet (PADS). The PADS outlines compliance with the requirements within NEEA’s “Advanced Water Heating Specification.”   

    Commercial + Industrial|Commercial Buildings|Products
  • Commercial HPWH Qualified Products List

    The Commercial/Multifamily HPWH Systems QPL contains information on Commercial and Multifamily products that meet the Advanced Water Heating Specification requirements. These products generally serve more than four dwelling units or a commercial load (as defined in the specification). Products can be integrated or split systems. Please contact us with any questions. Updated as of June 2025 –…

    Commercial + Industrial|Commercial Buildings|Products
  • Q2 2024 Market Progress Report

  • Refrigerator Policy and Test Procedures: Rationale and Benefits for a Move Towards IEC

    In 2019, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) began testing residential refrigerator-freezers to better understand the potential energy efficiency benefits of inverter-driven, multi-speed compressors and quantify if the existing U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. DOE) testing methodology adequately captures those potential benefits. Currently, the U.S. DOE test methodology does not entirely align with the test…

    Consumer Products|Products|Residential
  • Advanced Water Heating Specification

    This document succeeds the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA’s) previous Advanced Water Heating Specification (AWHS Version 8.0). This version includes substantial updates to Chapters 2 and 3. For residential water heaters, demand response requirements are met through OpenADR Alliance’s EcoPort certification, split-systems are qualifiable for interior and/or exterior applications, and Plug-ins will be evaluated with…

    Products|Residential
  • Idaho, Montana, and Oregon Residential Energy Code Savings Analysis

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Ecotope to conduct an analysis of Idaho, Montana, and Oregon energy codes. The study sought to quantify the energy use, energy savings and incremental costs for residential code improvements previously adopted in these states using evaluation procedures aligned with previous protocols for estimating code stringency. Ecotope compared…

    New Construction|Residential|Residential Buildings
  • Idaho Residential Code Compliance Evaluation

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Industrial Economics, Incorporated (IEc) and Resource Refocus to conduct a residential code compliance evaluation in Idaho that examined new construction single family homes built under the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) 2018 with Idaho amendments. The evaluation looked at whole-home and measure-level compliance with the code, opportunities…

    New Construction|Residential|Residential Buildings
  • 2025 CBSA Webinar #3 Slides

    On June 27, 2024, staff from the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) and study implementer Westat presented information on the Commercial Building Stock Assessment (CBSA) study’s instrumentation, sub-sampling, billing data, location and timing for initial recruiting, and initial site visits. Every five years NEEA conducts the CBSA on behalf of the region. The CBSA catalogues…

    Commercial + Industrial
  • Non-Weatherized and Mobile Home Gas Furnaces Standard Evaluation

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Michaels Energy to assess NEEA and its partners’ influence on the federal standard for Non-Weatherized and Mobile Home Gas Furnaces. NEEA engages in state and federal standards processes to support the adoption of standards that advance the efficiency of equipment and appliances available in the market. Between…

    Heating and Cooling|Natural Gas|Residential
  • High-Performance Residential Windows Market Share Study

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) collaborated with Minnesota Center for Energy and the Environment (MNCEE) to complete a market sizing study, which is a standard deliverable in the early phase of all NEEA Market Transformation programs. In particular, the study sought to estimate: 1) the number of residential windows sold in the Northwest from…

    New Construction|Residential|Residential Buildings

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