Northwest manufactured homes: A key market for ENERGY STAR{reg{underscore}sign} products
Conference
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OSTI ID:20001782
ENERGY STAR is a nation-wide energy-efficiency program sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the US Department of Energy to help consumers identify energy-efficient and resource-friendly products through product certification and labeling. In 1995, DOE chose the Northwest manufactured housing sector as the venue to launch a ENERGY STAR pilot program to increase the market introduction and market penetration of energy-efficient appliances including refrigerators, dishwashers, clothes washers, and lighting fixtures. DOE chose the Northwest manufactured housing market for the following reasons: Northwest manufactured home producers have a long history or participation in energy-efficiency programs sponsored by DOE and EPA; manufactured homes comprise more than 30% of new home sales in the Northwest and nationwide; a large number of home buyers can be reached by working with the handful of Northwest manufactured home builders; and a successful regional program could easily be expanded nationwide because most manufactured home plants in the Northwest are owned by corporations with plants in other parts of the country. The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory works with the Oregon Office of Energy, the Idaho Department of Water Resources, and Washington State University Energy Program to implement the program for DOE. Program staff work closely with appliance manufacturers, home producers, home retailers, and others to promote participation in the program. Participation has fluctuated with changes in program requirements but staff have learned several important lessons about market-led energy-efficiency programs that are helping the program to become successful in the region today.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab., Portland, OR (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 20001782
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-980815--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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