GE Profile PF80S10FPY01 vs RELIANCE WATER HEATERS HPTA-80 2**: which uses less energy?

At the high draw pattern the RELIANCE WATER HEATERS HPTA-80 2** uses 1,279 kWh a year and the GE Profile PF80S10FPY01 1,417 — 139 kWh (10%) less, about 1,388 kWh over ten years. Both are filed as an electric tank, 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 tank at the high draw pattern.

Filed and computed figures
Figure	GE Profile PF80S10FPY01	RELIANCE WATER HEATERS HPTA-80 2**
UEF (Uniform Energy Factor)	3.5	3.88 (better)
Energy use per year (kWh)	1,417	1,279 (better)
First hour rating (gal)	94	95
Rated storage volume (gal)	80	81
Installed cost range	$4,130–$4,480	not published
ENERGY STAR certified	yes	yes
Sound level (dB)	41	not filed
Refrigerant	R1234YF	R-134a, GWP 1430
On the market since	2025-07-23	2024-03-01

DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

What it costs to run

GE Profile PF80S10FPY01 — 1,417 kWh a year RELIANCE WATER HEATERS HPTA-80 2** — 1,279 kWh a year

RELIANCE WATER HEATERS HPTA-80 2** is 138 kWh a year lower than GE Profile PF80S10FPY01.

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.
Both are ENERGY STAR certified, which requires a manufacturer warranty of at least six years; the actual term for each model is not published.
Time on the market, as filed with ENERGY STAR: the GE Profile PF80S10FPY01 since 2025-07-23, the RELIANCE WATER HEATERS HPTA-80 2** since 2024-03-01. A sale date, not a lifespan.

Which should you pick?

Pick the RELIANCE WATER HEATERS HPTA-80 2** if running cost matters most: it uses 139 kWh less a year on the same test.
Pick the GE Profile PF80S10FPY01 if it is the one you can get installed sooner or for less — on the filed figures it has no advantage over the RELIANCE WATER HEATERS HPTA-80 2**.
Neither if your household's busiest hour needs more than 95 gallons of hot water — neither lists more.

Each model on its own

GE Profile PF80S10FPY01

Its filed figures, class position and running cost on your ZIP.
RELIANCE WATER HEATERS HPTA-80 2**

Its filed figures, class position and running cost on your ZIP.