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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. 

    Residential
  • 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,…

    Residential|Residential Buildings
  • 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…

    Industrial
  • 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…

    Commercial + Industrial
  • Northwest Heat Pump Water Heater Initiative Market Progress Evaluation Report #1

    Residential
  • Reduced Wattage Lamp Replacement Market Test Assessment Report

    This report presents results from the evaluation of the Reduced Wattage Lamp Replacement (RWLR) demonstration project, a market test of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) initiative to transform the general service fluorescent T8 market and make reduced wattage T8s the market standard in the lamp replacement market (referred throughout this report as the RWLR…

    Commercial + Industrial
  • BOC-Expansion Initiative Market Progress Evaluation Report #3

    This is the third Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) of the Building Operator Certification Expansion Initiative (“BOC-E” or “the Initiative”). The Northwest Energy Efficiency Council (NEEC), Northwest Water and Energy Education Institute (NWEEI), and the International Building Operators Association (IBOA) have offered BOC training and certification to facility operators in the Northwest since 1997. 

    Commercial + Industrial|Commercial Buildings
  • 2014–2015 Northwest Residential Lighting Long-Term Market Tracking Study

    The sections below provide a brief project history, an overview of the 2014-2015 Residential Lighting Long-Term Market Tracking Study, summary of conclusions, and recommendations. 

    Residential
  • Existing Building Renewal Montana and Idaho Savings Validation – 2014 Results

    This report summarizes research conducted for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) as part of the evaluation of four Existing Building Renewal (EBR) pilot projects.  This evaluation involved a review of the energy efficiency efforts undertaken at the NEEA EBR participating owner demonstration buildings in Missoula, Montana and in Boise, Idaho during the period of…

    Commercial + Industrial|Commercial Buildings
  • Laboratory Assessment of Stiebel-Eltron Accelera 220 E Heat Pump Water Heater

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Ecotope, Inc. and Cascade Engineering Services, Inc. to conduct a laboratory assessment of the Stiebel-Eltron Accelera 220 E heat pump water heater (HPWH) for northern climate installations. Cascade Engineering evaluated the Accelera 220 E using a testing plan developed by Ecotope to assess HPWH performance. 

    Residential

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