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2020 BOC Dataset Analysis
This memo documents BrightLine Group’s analysis of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Council (NEEC) Building Operator Certification (BOC) program dataset as of January 2021. The primary goal of this analysis was to describe the 2020 new BOC certificants and update the count of active BOC certificants in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, as of January 13,…
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Televisions Planning Assumptions Review
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is updating its estimate of the market size for residential televisions in the Northwest. To conduct the assessment, NEEA contracted with Cadeo Group to review two underlying assumptions that are incorporated in the estimate: the useful lifetime of televisions (that is, the amount of time a product is in…
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Variable Refrigerant Flow ASRAC Working Group Evaluation
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with TRC Engineers, Inc. (TRC) to conduct an independent evaluation of the Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ASRAC) Working Group on Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) system standards and test procedures. The Working Group was created by the U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. DOE) to provide a forum…
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Commercial Pre-Rinse Spray Valves Standard Evaluation
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with TRC Engineers, Inc. to evaluate NEEA’s participation in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Commercial Pre-rinse Spray Valve (CPSV) standard rulemaking process that concluded in 2016. The Final Rule that amended efficiency standards for spray valves required compliance by January 2019. Conducted in the third and fourth quarters…
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2020 Luminaire Level Lighting Controls Incremental Cost Study
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Energy Solutions to estimate the additional equipment and labor cost to install Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC) compared to other options. The outcome of this annual study, conducted since 2017, enables NEEA to track cost trends and conduct cost-effectiveness analysis. The research team interviewed a total of…
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2019 Non-Residential Lighting Annual Survey Report
This report presents the results of the seventh annual Northwest electrical distributor lighting sales survey. The study is a joint effort of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) and the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). This yearly nonresidential lighting market analysis, conducted by Cadeo Group, provides the region’s utilities and other stakeholders with critical data for…
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2019-2020 Luminaire Level Lighting Controls Market Assessment
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with NMR Group to conduct a market assessment on the alliance’s Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC) Market Transformation program. The LLLC program seeks to transform the market so that LLLCs become standard practice for commercial buildings, including renovations and retrofit projects, and that codes in the Northwest states…
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Air Cleaner Unit Savings Review
As part of its Retail Products Portfolio (RPP) program, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) implements a variety of strategies to speed adoption of energy-efficient consumer products. In 2019, NEEA discontinued midstream incentives for air cleaners while engaging actively in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) specification revision process. Because RPP program sponsors only receive…
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Air Cleaner Specification and Baseline Assessment Review
As part of its Retail Products Portfolio (RPP) program, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) works collaboratively with other energy efficiency stakeholders to affect the advancement of ENERGY STAR specifications for consumer products. In July through October 2020, NEEA contracted with Apex Analytics to conduct an Air Cleaner Specification and Baseline Assessment Review. The objectives…
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HVAC Market Actor Profile Report
Between January and September 2020, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Apex Analytics and EcoMetric to complete an HVAC Market Actor Profile of HVAC contractors. This report seeks to inform NEEA’s future commercial HVAC program design and outreach efforts. The research objectives of this qualitative study were to understand the motivations, information sources, and…
Commercial|Commercial Buildings|Heating and Cooling|Natural Gas