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  • Northwest Heat Pump Water Heater Market Progress Evaluation Report #6

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with NMR Group in early 2021 to conduct its sixth Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) for the alliance’s Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) program. The findings of this MPER will help inform and refine program interventions in the market. The objectives of the report were to 1) Provide…

    Products|Residential
  • Retail Product Portfolio Market Progress Evaluation Report #1

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Apex Analytics to conduct the first Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) for NEEA’s Retail Product Portfolio (RPP) program, which operates as part of a larger, national program, the ENERGY STAR® Retail Products Platform (ESRPP). In January through July of 2021, Apex Analytics conducted document review, interviews with…

    Consumer Products|Products|Residential
  • Extended Motor Products Pump and Circulator Baseline Assumptions Review

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) Extended Motor Products (XMP) program aims to accelerate adoption of efficient pumps and circulators in the Northwest. NEEA engaged with Apex Analytics to conduct a review of its 20-year naturally occurring baselines for pumps and circulators. Specifically, Apex reviewed: In February through May 2021, Apex Analytics conducted qualitative and…

    Commercial + Industrial|Products
  • Commercial & Industrial Stand-Alone Fans Market Research

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with DNV to conduct research to characterize the market for stand-alone commercial and industrial fans in the Northwest. Specifically, DNV conducted interviews with manufacturers, manufacturers’ representatives, design engineers, fan installers, and service providers to map the distribution flow of stand-alone fans, identify the roles that market actor groups…

    Commercial + Industrial|Products
  • Luminaire Level Lighting Controls – Market Progress Evaluation Report #1

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Cadmus Group to conduct the first Market Progress Evaluation Report for the alliance’s Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC) Market Transformation program. The study focused on conducting first-year tracking of market progress indicators but encompassed other research objectives as well. Surveys of installation and design/specification companies and interviews…

    Commercial + Industrial|Commercial Buildings|Industrial
  • Commercial Secondary Window Program Development Research

    As part of its Window Attachments program, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is investigating the market potential for Commercial Secondary Windows (CSW), which are secondary windows that can be added to existing commercial windows to improve overall building performance. In late 2020, NEEA contracted with Cadeo Group to conduct the Commercial Secondary Windows Program…

    Commercial + Industrial
  • 2020 Residential Lighting Market Analysis

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Apex Analytics and DNV to conduct the 16th Northwest Residential Lighting Market Analysis as part of its long-term monitoring and tracking (LTMT) of the residential lighting market. As in previous studies, Apex Analytics and DNV collected and analyzed store shelf and point-of-sale data to update market parameters…

    Consumer Products|Residential
  • Ductless Heat Pumps 2020 Long-Term Monitoring and Tracking Report

    Since 2008, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) has worked to accelerate the adoption of Ductless Heat Pumps (DHPs) to displace electric resistance heating in existing Northwest homes. In 2020, the alliance’s DHP program transitioned to Long-Term Monitoring and Tracking (LTMT). This report is the first LTMT study for the DHP program and is intended…

    Residential
  • Building Commissioning 2020 Long-Term Monitoring and Tracking Report

    This Long-Term Monitoring and Tracking (LTMT) report, prepared by The Cadmus Group, presents the 2020 findings for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) Building Commissioning Initiative which promoted commissioning from 1999 to 2004, and entered LTMT in 2005. The 2020 LTMT report: (1) Updates the number of Northwest commissioning firms; (2) Estimates the total floor…

    Commercial + Industrial|Commercial Buildings|Industrial
  • Heat Pump Water Heater ACE Model Review

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Ecotope, Inc. to review recent updates to the methodology of the Alliance Cost Effectiveness (ACE) model for its Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) program, specifically regarding updated assumptions for HPWH installations in new construction. Report focus areas included: Findings from the review support the use of the…

    Products

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