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Leveraging
Resources for Better Programs
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are several different ways to leverage energy efficiency resources.
Several regional energy efficiency non-profit alliances and partnerships
promote the leveraging of resources and they include the following:
- The Northeast
Energy Efficiency Partnerships, Inc. (NEEP) is a nonprofit
regional organization founded in 1996. Its mission is to steadily
increase energy efficiency in homes, buildings and industry throughout
the Northeast region of the United States. The NEEP promotes cost-effective
regional initiatives that promise greater results than an assortment
of sub-regional (state or service territory) efforts could produce.
The initiatives promote selected products and practices to address
energy end-use in the residential, commercial and industrial sectors.
Organizations that accept NEEP invitations to participate form
the various energy efficiency partnerships formed through NEEP.
- The Midwest
Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA) is a regional network of
organizations collaborating to promote energy efficiency. MEEA's
vision is to be a leader in raising and sustaining the level of
energy efficiency in the Midwest region by fostering increased
market penetration of existing energy-efficient technologies and
promoting new technologies, products and best practices, including
renewable energy. MEEA's goal is to provide a collective voice
at a national and regional level; act as a clearinghouse to identify,
evaluate and create successful programs and market assessments
for the region; and foster communication on effective energy policy.
Formed in 1999, MEEA's strategy is to develop innovative programs
that achieve measurable and verifiable results.
- The Northwest
Energy Efficiency Alliance is a non-profit group of electric
utilities, state governments, public interest groups, and efficiency
industry representatives. Under this partnership, these entities
support regional programs that make affordable, energy efficient
products and services available in the marketplace. There are
a number of the Alliance projects that work to establish relationships
with current market actors--manufacturers, retailers and service
providers--to encourage them to increase the availability of their
energy-saving product and service offerings. The Alliance also
works to promote new energy-saving technologies in commercial
and industrial systems. Several Alliance projects also support
training and information services for energy efficiency in the
region. These offerings provide Northwest electricity consumers
access to energy efficiency expertise and training opportunities.
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