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Building Operator Certificate Program Dataset Analysis
This memo documents Research Into Action’s analysis of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Council (NEEC) Building Operator Certification (BOC) program dataset as of 2015. The primary goal of this analysis was to describe the 2015 new BOC certificants and update the count of active BOC certificants in the four Pacific Northwest (“Northwest”) states as of January…
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Evaluation of Key ACE Model Assumptions for Motor Rewinds
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) engaged Cadmus to conduct research to update the key Alliance Cost Effectiveness (ACE) model assumptions for motor rewinds performed in 2015 in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.
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NEEA Fluorescent Lamp Ballast Standard Evaluation: Final Report
On behalf of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), TRC Energy Services (TRC) conducted an evaluation to investigate the effectiveness of NEEA’s efforts to help establish the federal fluorescent lamp ballast standard and perform an assessment of the level of NEEA’s influence. TRC used a literature review and interviews with a variety of stakeholders that…
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NEEA Funder and Board Member Satisfaction Survey Results
Overview of the Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey
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Assessment of NEEA Influence on 2010 Small Electric Motors Standard
Federal energy efficiency appliance and equipment standards play an important role in achieving large energy savings. Through its standards efforts, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) supports the establishment of minimum energy performance requirements for appliances and commercial equipment. Supporting standards development and adoption is one of NEEA’s key strategies in its efforts to increase…
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High-Performance Clothes Dryers Naturally Occurring Baseline Review
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) engaged Research into Action to review and comment on NEEA’s naturally occurring baseline for high-performance clothes dryers in November 2016. After reviewing the model and its assumptions, Research into Action shared that NEEA’s approach to estimating when high-performance clothes dryers entered the market, how quickly they would be adopted,…
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Next Step Homes Phase 1: Savings Validation
NEEA has been working to improve energy efficiency in new construction with its Efficient Homes Initiative.
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Commercial Code Evaluation Pilot Study Final Report
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted Ecotope, Inc. to conduct a small Pilot Study to develop and test a methodology for commercial energy code evaluation. The insights from the Pilot Study will be applied to a large-scale commercial code evaluation in the Northwest. The methodology has an explicit energy focus and was designed to…
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Commercial Real Estate Market Partners Program Savings Persistence Analysis
NEEA sought to determine the persistence of implemented activities and electricity savings for the Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Market Partners Program (MPP) cohort. The MPP encourages adoption of Strategic Energy Management (SEM) practices to reduce energy use. SEM is a holistic approach to managing energy that involves efficient equipment and behavioral activities and requires engagement…
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ENERGY STAR® Clothes Dryers Naturally Occurring Baseline Review
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) engaged Evergreen Economics to review and comment on NEEA’s baseline projection of market penetration in January 2016. Evergreen Economics shared that the percentage of initial market penetration and the rate of growth in the market with and without NEEA involvement were reasonable, while the technically achievable market saturation with…
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