Building Energy Codes

NEEP coordinates engagement between program sponsors and their industry partners, including manufacturers and retailers, to identify and develop cooperative promotions aimed at increasing the sales of ENERGY STAR qualified lighting, appliances, and consumer electronics. By working with these industry players to incentivize stocking practices, sales and marketing at the upper spectrum of the distribution stream (i.e. ‘upstream'), utility efficiency programs are better able to make purchasing high efficiency units more attractive to end users. Below are a selection of NEEP's Retail Products Upstream Activities:

Top Ten

TopTen USA is a nonprofit organization that identifies and publicizes the most energy-efficient products on the market. We make it easy for consumers to find the most energy- and money-saving models, which in turn encourages manufacturing innovations that will make products in the United States even more energy-efficient.

High Efficiency Consumer Electronics (Televisions)

Consumer Electronics represent the fastest growing sector of residential energy use. For years, programs avoided these products because energy use by individual products remained very small compared to the typical household appliances (refrigerator, clothes washer, room air conditioner). Television use and technologies, for example, have changed significantly over the past several years. Today, televisions are far more common, larger, more energy intensive and watched more frequently, creating a new opportunity for efficiency programs to save energy. Programs have recognized this reality and are poised to engage this market.

Due to several market factors however, customer level coupons and rebates are a problematic strategy for efficiency programs. NEEP recognized these issues and worked with partner organizations from the west coast to introduce a midstream approach to this sector. It is recognized that electronics retailers are the key market actor in this supply chain and the entities that can drive the most cost effective sales. NEEP is currently in discussions with the retailer community, third party contractors, and regional efficiency programs to create a system that drives retailers to sell the highest efficiency televisions.

	Resource	Description
	American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy	The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to advancing energy efficiency as a means of promoting economic prosperity, energy security, and environmental protection.
	Association of Energy Services Professionals	AESP provides professional development programs, a network of energy practitioners, and promotes the transfer of knowledge and experience. Our members work in the energy services industry and represent electric and natural gas utilities, public benefits associations, regulatory and non-profit entities, vendors, manufacturers and consulting firms.
	Consortium for Energy Efficiency	CEE is a consortium of efficiency program administrators from across the U.S. and Canada who work together on common approaches to advancing efficiency.
	Energy Star	ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices.
	ENERGY STAR Rebate Finder	To encourage customers to buy energy efficient products, ENERGY STAR partners occasionally sponsor special offers, such as sales tax exemptions or credits, or rebates on qualified products. Partners also occasionally sponsor recycling incentives for the proper disposal of old products. The search on this page is provided as a service to consumers to find such special offers or rebates where they exist, based on information that partners submit to ENERGY STAR.
	Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International	Heating, Airconditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International is a trade organization dedicated to advancing the science of wholesale distribution in the HVACR industry.
	Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance	The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is a private non-profit organization funded by Northwest utilities, the Energy Trust of Oregon and the Bonneville Power Administration. NEEA works in collaboration with its stakeholders and strategic market partners to accelerate the sustained market adoption of energy-efficient products, technologies and practices. NEEA's market transformation efforts address energy efficiency in homes, businesses and industry.