GE GG50T**BXR01
0.64 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade G: where this UEF sits among the 414 models in its class, lowest (G) to highest (A). A position, not an official label. How the grade is set
A gas tank, high draw pattern (a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap).
Checking the GE GG50T**BXR01 gas tank? It uses 264 therms of natural gas a year at the high draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That is 4 therms above the class median of 260 therms across 414 models.
Energy use per year
264 therms 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 natural gas rate where you live.
That is above the median of 260 therms for the 414 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 236 of 414, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (264 therms). Dashed line: the class median.
Min 188 therms Median 260 therms Max 277 therms
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
- 0.64 DOE CCD · 2026-09-19 Compared only with other models registered as a gas tank at the high draw pattern.
- Draw Pattern the standard daily usage profile DOE tests the unit against
- High 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
- 82 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 50 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
$1,820–$3,205 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
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UEF 0.64 · Grade G Price it on your ZIP
The registry lists a UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, of 0.64 for this model. This site, not the registry, computed the annual figure of 264 therms from that UEF and the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the high draw pattern. The source is DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The figure is for natural gas and holds only at that draw; a home that uses more or less hot water than the test will use a different amount. Among the 414 models registered as a gas tank at the high draw pattern, this unit ranks 236th lowest in energy use. It sits 4 therms above the class median of 260 therms.
The registry places this unit at the high draw pattern, which describes a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap. Its first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 82 gallons, and its rated volume is 50 gallons. Compare that first hour rating with your own busiest hour. The registry does not hold your household's demand, so this page cannot say whether the unit fits. On energy alone, the GG50T**BXR01 sits in the quarter of its class just below the highest energy use, and the models ranked before 236th use less. To narrow the field by fuel, space and size, use the water heater selector.
Running cost is not written in the text because it depends on your state average residential gas price. The cost is the 264 therms multiplied by that price, and the cost calculator applies it to your ZIP. To see what the 4 therms gap from the 260 therms class median means in cost, run the calculator with each figure. The steps are set out in how the annual cost is calculated. Actual use in your home is not available here and may differ from the test-condition figure. The modeled installed-cost range appears in its own block with its source and date; it is a range, not a quote, and is not repeated here.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19