GE GE50S12BLM01

The registry lists a UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, of 0.93 for this model. This site, not the registry, computed the annual figure of 5,334 kWh from that UEF and the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the high draw pattern. The fuel is electricity, and the source is DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. Against the 194 electric tank models registered at the high draw pattern, the class median is 1,306 kWh. This model sits 4,028 kWh above that median. Its rank is 185th lowest energy use of 194, which places it in the highest quarter of its class for energy use. The figure describes the federal test's draw, not measured use in any particular home.

The high draw pattern stands for a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap. The first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 75 gallons for this model, and the rated volume is 50 gallons. Those two figures describe capacity for that kind of demand. They do not change the energy figure, which stays 4,028 kWh above the class median of 1,306 kWh. A household that matches this pattern can check the capacity figures against its own peak demand. Energy use at a lighter draw pattern is not available for this model on this page. The water heater selector filters by fuel, space and size.

Running cost is not stated in this text because it depends on the electricity tariff the reader pays to their utility. The annual figure of 5,334 kWh is a quantity of energy, and it becomes a cost only at a specific rate per kilowatt-hour. The cost calculator applies the rate for the reader's own ZIP to this figure. The calculation method page explains how the annual cost is worked out. To look for a unit in the same class as GE GE50S12BLM01, find a same-class replacement by model number. Any comparison should use the same draw pattern, since the class median of 1,306 kWh applies only to the high draw pattern.