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Q3 2024 Emerging Technology Newsletter
The third quarter of 2024 brought exciting progress on several projects and kicked off several new research efforts. The second Residential Laundry Field Study is nearing completion, with the final report to be published by Q4 of this year, along with data analysis underway on commercial heat pump dryers and efficient rooftop units. A regional cold climate room…
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Montana 2018 Commercial New Construction Code Compliance Evaluation
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Michaels Energy to conduct the Montana 2018 Commercial New Construction Code Compliance Evaluation to assess the paths and degree by which code compliance is achieved with the amended 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). The study focused on newly constructed commercial buildings in Montana under its version…
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Extended Motor Products Market Progress Evaluation Report #1
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with ADM Associates Inc. (ADM) to conduct the first Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) for NEEA’s Extended Motor Products (XMP) pump and circulator program. Through this study, ADM reviewed and assessed the clarity and alignment of the program’s guiding documentation, including the Program Logic Model, Market Transformation Theory,…
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Home Energy Raters Market Research
Through its market transformation work, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) works to increase the adoption of energy-efficient products, services, and practices. As part of this overall goal, NEEA participates in public code update processes and works with state code bodies to support code implementation. To refine its strategy for supporting code implementation, NEEA contracted…
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Q4 2024 Market Research and Evaluation Newsletter
Greetings to all of you! Welcome to the Q4 2024 Market Research & Evaluation (MRE) newsletter. Inside are all the details about what NEEA’s MRE team has been up to the past few months, as well as what’s planned for the start of the new year. It’s been an eventful year. Nearly 40 studies were…
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Selected Provisions From BPA Grant 95565
Some of NEEA’s contracts are partially funded by Bonneville Power Administration Grant No. 95565, the relevant portions of which are provided here for reference.
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NEEA 2025-2029 Strategic + Business Plans
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is an alliance of more than 140 electric and natural gas utilities and partners working to increase the adoption of energy-efficient technologies and practices on behalf of customers in Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Working together, NEEA’s funders pool resources to create economies of scale, lowering the costs of…
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Q4 2024 Emerging Technology Newsletter
NEEA’s Emerging Technology team is concluding a successful 2024 with the completion of several key projects, including: The launch of a long-awaited field study on Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC) combined with HVAC control in a commercial building constitute a highlight of the year. Led by Senior Product Manager Chris Wolgamott, this study, delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic,…
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Water Heater Flexible Load Conformance White Paper
Utilities have used residential loads for providing grid services to utility customers for decades, particularly for demand response. However, the number of customers participating in such programs remains low. New Flexible Load Management strategies for providing grid services have the potential to accelerate customer participation. Efforts to improve customer participation and experience will result in…
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Q4 2024 RPAC Slides