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NOTE FROM THE CHAIR

DESPITE ECONOMY, NORTHWEST ENERGY STAR HOMES THRIVE: Marketshare hits 17% in Clark County, 8% for the Northwest

NORTHWEST UTILITIES LAUNCH CONSUMER ELECTRONICS INITIATIVE

NEEA NAMED 2009 ENERGY STAR PARTNER OF THE YEAR

NEEA AT-A-GLANCE

NEEA IN THE NEWS


NOTE FROM THE CHAIR
Last month billionaire investor Warren Buffet declared what many of us had avoided saying out loud: “the U.S. economy has fallen off a cliff.”  As you know, the Northwest is feeling the economic sting as fiercely as the rest of the country with our unemployment rates rising and continued declines in the housing market. Business and industry are challenged to maintain revenues, access credit and stay profitable. We are all challenged to pay our household bills and regain our savings.  At such a time, it can be difficult to be optimistic and forward-looking, yet one of the true glimmers of hope is the heightened dialogue around energy efficiency.  [Read Now]

DESPITE ECONOMY, NORTHWEST ENERGY STAR HOMES THRIVE: Marketshare hits 17% in Clark County, 8% for the Northwest
Local utilities, together with NEEA, continue to help the region meet and, in some cases, exceed efficiency goals in the residential new home construction market. A resource proving beneficial for the region’s utilities in these efforts is NEEA’s Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes program, which garnered an 8 percent market share in 2008.  [Read Now]



NORTHWEST UTILITIES LAUNCH CONSUMER ELECTRONICS INITIATIVE
Together with Northwest utilities, NEEA, in collaboration with California-based PG&E and Sacramento Municipal Utility District, is preparing to launch a regional upstream Home Electronics Initiative shortly to address the growing consumer electronics usage in the Northwest.  [Read Now]

NEEA NAMED 2009 ENERGY STAR PARTNER OF THE YEAR
NEEA was honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) March 31 in Washington, D.C. with a 2009 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year award for its program delivery in both the residential and commercial sectors. [Read Now]



NEEA AT-A-GLANCE
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NEEA IN THE NEWS

Op-ed by Claire Fulenwider
Focus on energy efficiency to reduce emissions
Seattle Times, Jan 21, 2009

Interview with NEEA Industrial Manager Sergio Dias
Feds and Food Processors Sign Energy Reduction Deal
OPB Morning Edition, NPR, Feb 18, 2009

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