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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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Retail Product Portfolio Pilot Evaluation Final Report
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is an alliance of more than 140 Northwest utilities and energy efficiency organizations working to accelerate the innovation and adoption of energy-efficient products, services, and practices in the Northwest.
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Next Step Home Builder Focus Groups
On behalf of Northwest utilities, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) launched its Next Step Home (NSH) pilot program to advance the adoption of energy-efficient building practices and technologies in residential new construction of single-family homes. NEEA is working with builders throughout the region to build to a higher performance level to evaluate costs, challenges,…
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CRES Initiative Market Test Assessment Final Report
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) together with the Refrigerating Engineers & Technicians Association (RETA) developed a new energy efficiency certification for professionals operating industrial refrigeration systems: Certified Refrigeration Energy Specialist (CRES) credential. The CRES initiative seeks to transform industrial refrigeration operation practices by offering an American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-accredited operator certification in system…
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2014 Energy Savings for the Commercial Real Estate Strategic Energy Management Cohorts
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) engaged Cadmus to determine the 2014 energy savings for NEEA’s Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Initiative.1 Since 2007, NEEA has offered the initiative to encourage the Northwest’s commercial real estate market to adopt Strategic Energy Management (SEM) practices to reduce energy use. SEM is a holistic approach to managing energy…
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Northwest Heat Pump Water Heater Initiative Market Progress Evaluation Report #1
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