GE GE40T08DAT02
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 this rating, the GE GE40T08DAT02, an electric tank, uses 3,531 kWh of electricity a year at the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That equals its class median of 3,531 kWh, a difference of 0 kWh. It ranks 213th lowest energy use of 426.
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
- 58 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 40 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
$1,649–$1,903 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 publish it. We used the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, which is 0.92 for this model. We combined it with the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the medium pattern. The source is the DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The figure applies only at that test draw. A household that uses more hot water each day than the medium pattern assumes would use more electricity than 3,531 kWh. A household that uses less would use less. The registry does not give a figure for any other daily draw, so it is not available here. The steps are set out in how the annual cost is calculated.
The GE40T08DAT02 has a first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, of 58 gallons. Its rated volume is 40 gallons. The medium pattern stands for a typical mid-sized household with a busy morning. Because its energy use equals the class median, this model uses neither more nor less electricity than the median model in its class at that draw. A home that needs more than 58 gallons in its busiest hour needs more than this rating covers. The registry does not report how the unit performs outside the test conditions, so that is unknown. For a different fuel or tank size, the selector by fuel, space and size filters the registry.
The running cost is not stated in this text. It depends on the electricity tariff from your own utility, which this page does not know in advance. The cost calculator for your own ZIP applies your local rate to the 3,531 kWh figure. Until you enter a ZIP, this page does not know what any single home pays a year. The installed price range appears in its own block with its source and date. It is a modeled range, not a quote. If you are matching a replacement, the same-class replacement finder by model number lists the 426 electric tank models registered at the medium draw pattern.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19