GE Profile PH80S10BNY01 vs RELIANCE WATER HEATERS HPTA-80 2**: which uses less energy?

At the high draw pattern the GE Profile PH80S10BNY01 uses 1,102 kWh a year and the RELIANCE WATER HEATERS HPTA-80 2** 1,279 — 176 kWh (14%) less, about 1,762 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 PH80S10BNY01	RELIANCE WATER HEATERS HPTA-80 2**
UEF (Uniform Energy Factor)	4.5 (better)	3.88
Energy use per year (kWh)	1,102 (better)	1,279
First hour rating (gal)	101	95
Rated storage volume (gal)	80	81
Installed cost range	not published	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 PH80S10BNY01 — 1,102 kWh a year RELIANCE WATER HEATERS HPTA-80 2** — 1,279 kWh a year

GE Profile PH80S10BNY01 is 177 kWh a year lower than RELIANCE WATER HEATERS HPTA-80 2**.

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 PH80S10BNY01 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 GE Profile PH80S10BNY01 if running cost matters most: it uses 176 kWh less a year on the same test.
Pick the RELIANCE WATER HEATERS HPTA-80 2** if it is the one you can get installed sooner or for less — on the filed figures it has no advantage over the GE Profile PH80S10BNY01.
Neither if your household's busiest hour needs more than 101 gallons of hot water — neither lists more. Check whether a 75-gallon heater is enough.

Each model on its own

GE Profile PH80S10BNY01

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.