GE GE40L08BSM01
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).
For a check on GE GE40L08BSM01, an electric tank, the computed use is 3,531 kWh a year at the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That equals the class median of 3,531 kWh, a difference of 0 kWh, across 426 comparable models.
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
- 63 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 36 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
$1,591–$1,802 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 figure of 3,531 kWh is computed by this site, not published by the registry. It combines the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, which is 0.92 for this model, with the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the medium draw pattern. The fuel is electricity, and the source is DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The figure holds only at that test draw. A household that draws more or less hot water will use a different amount, and this page does not estimate it. The method is set out in how the annual cost is calculated.
Against 426 electric tank models registered at the medium draw pattern, this model ranks 213th lowest in energy use. Its difference from the class median of 3,531 kWh is 0 kWh, which places it in the second-lowest quarter of its class. The medium draw pattern describes a typical household on a busy morning, so the figure suits a reader whose use matches that. This model has a first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, of 63 gallons. Its rated volume is 36 gallons. A household with peak-hour demand above that first hour rating is outside what these figures confirm. For other fuels, spaces or sizes, the water heater selector by fuel, space and size covers them.
The running cost is not written here because it depends on the utility electricity tariff the reader pays. The annual use of 3,531 kWh at the medium draw pattern is a test-condition figure and does not change with location; the price per kilowatt-hour does. The cost calculator on your own ZIP applies your local rate to that figure. The installed price range appears in its own block, with its source and date, as a modeled installed-cost range and not a quote. Energy use for GE GE40L08BSM01 at any draw pattern other than medium is not shown on this page. To look at other units of the same class, use a same-class replacement search by model number.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19