GE GE40L08BTY01
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 the GE GE40L08BTY01 against the registry, it uses 3,531 kWh of electricity a year. That figure is for the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. It equals the median of 3,531 kWh for the 426 electric tank models at that draw pattern, 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
- 60 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
This site calculated the 3,531 kWh figure; the registry does not state it. The calculation combines the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, with the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the medium pattern. For this model the UEF is 0.92. The medium pattern stands for the daily use of a typical household of several people, including a busy morning. If your household uses more or less hot water than that pattern, the annual figure changes too. Energy use at any other draw pattern is not available for this model. The UEF comes from the DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. You can check each step in how this site calculates annual energy and cost.
The class has 426 models registered as an electric tank at the medium draw pattern. This unit ranks 213th lowest for energy use among them. Its 3,531 kWh matches the class median of 3,531 kWh, so the difference is 0 kWh. The tank has a rated volume of 36 gallons. Its first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 60 gallons. These figures apply to the medium draw pattern, the load the unit was tested at. A household that regularly uses more hot water than that pattern assumes is outside the tested condition. The registry gives no energy figure for that heavier use, so it is unknown. To confirm a unit in the same class, look up a same-class replacement by model number.
The running cost for 3,531 kWh at the medium draw pattern is not given in this text. It depends on your own utility electricity tariff, and tariffs vary by location. The page calculates it from your ZIP. You can also enter your ZIP in the water heater cost calculator for your ZIP. The installed price range has its own block on the page, with its source and date. That range is a modeled installed cost, not a quote. The registry does not record how your household actually uses hot water. The cost at your real level of use is therefore unknown. To compare electric tank units with other fuels, spaces and sizes, use the water heater selector by fuel, space and size.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19