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  • Ductless Heat Pumps: 2025 Market Diffusion Evaluation #3

    In the fall of 2025, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with OWL Research Partners to conduct the third Market Diffusion Evaluation, formerly known as Long-Term Monitoring and Tracking (LTMT), of its Ductless Heat Pump (DHP) program. Since transitioning from active market development in 2020, NEEA has been monitoring the DHP market for signs…

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    Heating and Cooling|Residential

  • Q2 2025 Market Research and Evaluation Newsletter

    It’s starting to feel like summer here in Portland! The slightly slower pace of summer is a time when many of NEEA’s market research and evaluation studies are winding down. This newsletter highlights quite a few studies that will be finalized in the coming months, including market progress evaluations for the Luminaire Level Lighting Controls,…

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  • Parking Lot Lighting Market Research

    In order to better understand the Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC) market for parking lot lighting, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Cadmus to complete a qualitative research study with parking lot lighting decision-makers and contractors. For the research, Cadmus conducted interviews with these audiences to understand the factors that trigger a parking…

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    Commercial|Commercial + Industrial Lighting|Commercial Buildings|Healthcare/Hospitals|Integrated Systems|New Construction|Strategic Energy Management|Technology

  • Code Savings Technical Assumptions Review

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Energy 350 to review three assumptions underlying the savings it reports for updates to energy codes for new construction buildings:   Energy 350 found that most assumptions NEEA made to adjust code savings analyses were valid. The review team noted several areas where NEEA could improve assumptions either…

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    Commercial|Commercial Buildings|Natural Gas|New Construction|Residential|Residential Buildings

  • High Efficiency Gas Water Heater Research

    In the spring of 2024, NEEA contracted with ILLUME Advising to improve understanding of the current residential gas water heater market, identify purchase motivators for people with high-efficiency gas equipment, and see if and where there is a market for a commercialized gas heat pump water heater (GHPWH). NEEA hypothesized that there was potential to…

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    Natural Gas|New Construction|Residential|Residential Buildings

  • Montana Residential Code Compliance Evaluation

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Industrial Economics, Incorporated (IEc) to conduct a residential code compliance evaluation in Montana that examined new construction single family homes built under the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) 2018 and 2021 with Montana amendments. The main study objective was to assess statewide compliance with the 2018 and…

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    New Construction|Residential|Residential Buildings

  • ENERGY STAR® Windows, Doors, & Skylights Version 7.0 Evaluation

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Apex Analytics in 2024 to evaluate what impact, if any, NEEA had on the updated ENERGY STAR Windows, Doors, & Skylights Version 7.0 specification. This evaluation considered both NEEA’s formal engagement in the specification review process and NEEA staff members’ engagement with the market more broadly. Apex…

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    New Construction|Residential|Residential Buildings

  • Q1 2025 Market Research and Evaluation Newsletter

    Welcome to spring and the Market Research and Evaluation (MRE) team’s first newsletter of 2025! Here in the Northwest, the days aren’t necessarily sunnier, but they are definitely longer. The MRE team is busy wrapping up several large and long-running studies, including three building code compliance studies (for the states of Idaho, Montana and Oregon)…

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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, experiences with, and willingness to purchase connected consumer products. Additionally, this research ventured to describe predictors of consumer interest and uptake, in order to inform NEEA’s Retail Product Portfolio (RPP) Market Transformation program’s…

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    Consumer Products|New Construction|Products|Residential|Residential Buildings|Strategic Energy Management|Technology

  • 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 research will inform NEEA’s understanding of a whole-buildings approach to energy efficiency and identify opportunities to leverage new building performance standards to support energy-efficient renovations in commercial buildings. ETHNO conducted secondary research and…

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    Commercial|Commercial Buildings

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