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GE GE11SNHPDG01 vs Rheem SPEX012240T: which uses less energy?

At the very small draw pattern the Rheem SPEX012240T uses 622 kWh a year and the GE GE11SNHPDG01 649 — 27 kWh (4%) less, about 273 kWh over ten years. Both are filed as an electric tankless unit, so the comparison holds. Enter your ZIP below to price the difference.


Side by side

Compared within one class only: models filed as an electric tankless unit at the very small draw pattern.

Filed and computed figures
Figure GE GE11SNHPDG01 Rheem SPEX012240T
UEF (Uniform Energy Factor) 0.91 0.95 (better)
Energy use per year (kWh) 649 622 (better)
Max flow (GPM) 1.1 1.1
Installed cost range $1,292–$1,718 $1,303–$1,814
ENERGY STAR certified not matched not matched
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

What it costs to run

GE GE11SNHPDG01: 649 kWh a year Rheem SPEX012240T: 622 kWh a year

GE GE11SNHPDG01 — 649 kWh a year Rheem SPEX012240T — 622 kWh a year

Rheem SPEX012240T is 27 kWh a year lower than GE GE11SNHPDG01.

DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

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Reliability

Not published: Reliability, failure rates and each model’s actual warranty term.

The registries these figures come from certify energy performance under a federal test; none of them records how long a unit lasts or how often it fails, so this page does not rank the two on reliability.

What is here instead:

  • The filed efficiency, capacity and tank size of both models, side by side below.
  • The actual warranty term is printed in each model’s documentation, not in any registry.

Which should you pick?

  • Pick the Rheem SPEX012240T if running cost matters most: it uses 27 kWh less a year on the same test.
  • Pick the GE GE11SNHPDG01 if it is the one you can get installed sooner or for less — on the filed figures it has no advantage over the Rheem SPEX012240T.
  • Neither if you need more than 1.1 GPM at the same time — neither unit lists more. Check how to size a tankless unit by GPM.

Each model on its own