The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Apex Analytics in the fall of 2020 to conduct the first Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) for its Manufactured Homes program. The key objectives of the evaluation were to:
The report concludes that continued support from NEEA is needed in order to strengthen NEEM+ homes presence in the manufactured homes market. Retailers play a critical role in building awareness of and demand for NEEM+ homes, and in turn need sales tools that help to differentiate NEEM+ homes from other manufactured homes. Furthermore, utility incentives can help boost visibility of the NEEM+ product.
This report has been updated with a memorandum at the end of the document as of 8/10/2021.