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GE GE30L08BAM01

0.93 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
G

Grade G: where this UEF sits among the 426 models in its class, lowest (G) to highest (A). A position, not an official label. How the grade is set

An electric tank, medium draw pattern (a typical three- or four-person household, about 55 gallons on a busy morning).

Checking the GE GE30L08BAM01? This electric tank uses 3,493 kWh of electricity a year at the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That is 38 kWh below its class median of 3,531 kWh. It ranks 153rd lowest in energy use of 426 comparable models.


Energy use per year

3,493 kWh a year

Computed by this site from the registry's UEF and the federal test's daily hot-water draw for this draw pattern. What it costs depends on the electricity rate where you live.

That is below the median of 3,531 kWh for the 426 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 153 of 426, lowest energy first.

This model: 3,493 kWh

Solid line: this model (3,493 kWh). Dashed line: the class median.

Min 773 kWh Median 3,531 kWh Max 3,569 kWh

DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

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What it costs to run where you live

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What the registry files

UEF (Uniform Energy Factor) how much hot water you get for each unit of energy the heater uses
0.93 DOE CCD · 2026-09-19 Compared only with other models registered as an electric tank at the medium draw pattern.
Draw Pattern the standard daily usage profile DOE tests the unit against
Medium DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
First Hour Rating how many gallons of hot water the unit can deliver in one hour, starting from a full tank
53 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
26 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

What it costs to install

Not published: Installed cost range

This model's rated tank size lies outside the range NLR REMDB's cost model was fitted on, and the range is not stretched past it.

The annual energy figure on this page does not depend on this range and is unaffected.


Safety record

No CPSC recall names this model.

Checked against the CPSC recall database. CPSC does not publish a model-level match for this product category, so this list is curated by hand from the manufacturer's recall filings.

CPSC · 2026-09-24

What these figures mean

This site computed the 3,493 kWh figure; the registry does not publish it. It combines the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, with the DOE test's daily hot-water draw. For this model the UEF is 0.93. The draw comes from the medium draw pattern, which DOE sets for a typical family household with a busy morning. The ratings come from DOE's Compliance Certification Database (CCD), retrieved 2026-09-19. The figure holds only at that test draw. A household that uses more or less hot water will get a different yearly total, and this page cannot say how different. The steps are set out on the page on how the annual cost is calculated.

The first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 53 gallons for this model. Its rated volume is 26 gallons. A home whose busiest hour needs more than 53 gallons is outside what this rating covers. This page does not have this model's energy use at a heavier draw. A home whose busiest hour stays within that rating fits the conditions behind the 3,493 kWh figure. To check units rated for a different draw, use the selector by fuel, space and size. To compare against the same 426 models, use the tool to find a same-class replacement by model number.

The 38 kWh gap below the class median of 3,531 kWh is an electricity figure at the medium draw pattern. The rank given above puts this model nearer the middle of its class than the lowest-use end. What a year of use costs depends on your utility's electricity tariff, so this text states no running cost. The cost calculator on your own ZIP applies your local rate to 3,493 kWh. Your yearly difference from a median model is that same rate applied to 38 kWh, and it is available only from your ZIP. No installed price range is published for this model. Its ratings fall outside the range the cost database's model was fitted on, and the site does not stretch that range to cover it.

DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

How this compares

The closest models in the same class — same fuel, type and draw pattern.


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