Q2 2026 Emerging Technology Newsletter
The Q2 2026 Emerging Technology Newsletter showcases the product management team’s impactful work supporting the emerging technology program at NEEA, including:
- Selecting new field sites to study Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC) integration with HVAC system controls. These field studies will help to refine savings estimates compared to modeling efforts and begin testing the technology as a load flexibility resource.
- Partnering with The Motors Coalition to develop and align on the Power Index metric for motors with variable speed controls, including drives, through its member energy efficiency advocates and motor industry organizations.
- Continuing research on digital display technology with a focus on commercial displays and monitors. This new phase of work will launch into a technology landscape and include targeted product features and integrated system testing. This effort will also develop guidance for policy and test methodology for this product segment.
- Conducting field studies on:
- Integrated dual fuel residential water heaters to assess user experience
- Residential tri-mode heat pump to understand the capability of system controls
- Gas high-efficiency dedicated outdoor air system to study system performance
Future quarterly newsletters will include status updates and links to published reports on the activities above as they become available. NEEA staff scan for emerging technologies for all sectors and end uses. Please let us know if you have a product or research idea—we would love to hear from you.
NEEA’s emerging technology team also has several interesting Product Councils scheduled and is always open to topic ideas. Information on upcoming Product Councils is available on neea.org. Please reach out to any of NEEA’s product managers with questions or suggestions on the organization’s emerging technology work.
RECENT AND UPCOMING PRODUCT COUNCILS
- April 14, 2026 – Advanced Heat Pump Savings Rate Modeling
- April 28, 2026 – Ductless Heat Pumps & Demand Response
- June 16, 2026 – Tri-Mode Heat Pumps
- June 23, 2026 – Room Heat Pump Savings
- June 30, 2026 – Advanced Heat Pump Coalition Webinar
To view recordings from any past session, visit our Materials Library.