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Analysis of Heat Pump Installation Practices and Performance
In 2004, a consortium of entities active in the conservation of energy in the Pacific Northwest, including the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (Alliance), the Energy Trust of Oregon (Trust), the Northwest Power and Conservation Council (NPCC), Idaho Power and other regional utilities funded an indepth study of heat pump performance…
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ENERGY STAR Consumer Products Report
This document is the executive summary of the first Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER 1) for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (Alliance) ENERGY STAR® Consumer Products project. The project officially launched in early 2004 and was recently extended through 2006. The report documents the results of evaluation activities conducted from September 2004 to May 2005.…
Consumer Products|Residential|Residential Buildings -
Microelectronics Evaluation Report No. 3
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (the Alliance) is a non-profit corporation supported by Bonneville Power Administration, electric utilities, public benefits administrators, state governments, public interest groups and energy efficiency industry representatives. These entities work together to make affordable, energyefficient products and services available in the marketplace.
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MagnaDrive Adjustable Speed Drive Status Report
MagnaDrive Corporation is located in Bellevue, Washington, and develops and commercializes patented torque transfer technology with applications in industry, public works, transportation, and consumer products domestically and internationally. The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (the Alliance) and MagnaDrive formed a public/private partnership to help commercialize the MagnaDrive adjustable speed drive (ASD), an innovative speed-control device that…
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ENERGY STAR Homes Northwest Program Report No. 2
This report is the second of three market progress evaluation reports (MPERs) of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s ENERGY STAR Homes Northwest program. This project is one of two major projects within the Alliance’s Residential Sector Initiative and works in close coordination with the Alliance’s ENERGY STAR Consumer Products program – the other project included…
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Light Commercial HVAC Market Assessment
A market characterization study was completed for light commercial (< 25 tons)1 HVAC equipment in the Pacific Northwest2. The objective was to develop a better understanding of the supplyside of the light commercial market, and specifically identify the key players, relationships, and approximate market size. The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (Alliance) expressed an interest in…
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Codes Market Progress Evaluation Report #1
In early 2004, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance documented its efforts to support energy codes and to participate in the federal standards setting process through 2003. That report and its up-to-date record of code efforts were used as the starting point for this evaluation. Later in 2004, The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance engaged Quantec, LLC,…
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Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance 2004 Multifamily Building Stock Survey
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s Distribution Efficiency Initiative Project performed site visits for a sample of 500 representative single-family homes in the Pacific Northwest. This project will provide a baseline of Northwest residential building stock characteristics for single family homes. One residential sub-sector that is not represented in this effort is multifamily dwellings. This multifamily building…
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Light Commercial HVAC
A market characterization study was completed for light commercial (< 25 tons)1 HVAC equipment in the Pacific Northwest. The objective was to develop a better understanding of the supply side of the light commercial market, and specifically identify the key players, relationships, and approximate market size. The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (Alliance) expressed an interest…
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Long Term Monitoring and Tracking Report on 2005 Activities
Market transformation projects are long-term in nature. The development and launching of new products and services can be visualized as an “S” shaped diffusion curve with little market impact in the initial years and the major market effects occurring many years after a product is launched. The market progress of Alliance projects is tracked during…
Commercial|Heating and Cooling|Industrial|Regional Studies|Technology