About the 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.
At roughly 4,700 aMW per year, the industrial sector is the largest electrical energy consumer in the Northwest. Energy management represents a significant opportunity for diverse Northwest manufacturing industries to achieve and maintain a competitive advantage in today's global market place. NEEA's Continuous Energy Improvement (CEI) energy management system institutionalizes a systemic, organization-wide approach to energy efficiency that enables manufacturers to manage energy as a controllable expense.'


