GE GE30T12BLM01
0.92 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade 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).
If you are checking GE GE30T12BLM01 against the registry, it uses 3,531 kWh of electricity a year at the federal test's medium draw pattern. The class median is 3,531 kWh across 426 electric tank models, so this model equals it, with a difference of 0 kWh.
Energy use per year
3,531 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 equal to the median of 3,531 kWh for the 426 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 213 of 426, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (3,531 kWh). Dashed line: the class median.
Min 773 kWh Median 3,531 kWh Max 3,569 kWh
What it costs to run where you live
What the registry files
- UEF (Uniform Energy Factor) how much hot water you get for each unit of energy the heater uses
- 0.92 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
- 59 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 30 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
$1,504–$1,652 installed
Not a quote — a modeled range of what installers have charged for this class of unit; your price will vary with labor rates, access, and local code requirements.
Escalation indexes: equipment (BLS PPI) latest available: August 2026; labor (BLS ECI) latest available: April 2026 to June 2026.
NLR REMDB (BLS PPI/ECI escalated) · 2026-04-01Safety 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 · 2026-09-24What these figures mean
How this compares
The closest models in the same class — same fuel, type and draw pattern.
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UEF 0.92 · Grade G Price it on your ZIP
The yearly figure of 3,531 kWh is computed by this site, not published by the registry. It combines the registry UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, of 0.92 with the daily hot-water draw of the federal test. That draw comes from the draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. Here the draw pattern is medium, which describes a typical household on a busy morning. The energy data source is DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The figure applies only at that test draw. A household that uses more or less hot water each day will use a different amount of electricity.
Among the 426 models registered as an electric tank at the medium draw pattern, this model ranks 213th lowest for energy use. Its 3,531 kWh equals the class median of 3,531 kWh, a difference of 0 kWh. That places it in the second-lowest quarter of its class. A rank at the median shows typical energy use for the class and nothing more. The first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 59 gallons. The rated volume is 30 gallons. Energy rank does not show whether that capacity meets a household's busiest hour. The water heater selector filters by fuel, space and size.
Running cost is not stated in the text because it depends on your own utility electricity tariff. The yearly cost equals 3,531 kWh multiplied by your rate per kilowatt-hour. The cost calculator applies your ZIP to that figure. The methodology page explains how the annual cost is calculated. The installed price range appears in its own block on this page, with its source and date, as a modeled range and not a quote. To look for a unit in the same class, find a same-class replacement by model number starting from GE30T12BLM01. A different rate changes the result in proportion to 3,531 kWh, and this page does not estimate it.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19