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HUBBELL ME120HPT

3.38 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
C

Grade C: where this UEF sits among the 194 models in its class, lowest (G) to highest (A). A position, not an official label. How the grade is set

An electric tank, high draw pattern (a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap).

Checking HUBBELL ME120HPT, an electric tank? At the high draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against, it uses 1,468 kWh of electricity a year. That is 162 kWh above the class median of 1,306 kWh, and it ranks 158th lowest energy use of 194 models.


Energy use per year

1,468 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 above the median of 1,306 kWh for the 194 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 158 of 194, lowest energy first.

This model: 1,468 kWh

Solid line: this model (1,468 kWh). Dashed line: the class median.

Min 1,002 kWh Median 1,306 kWh Max 5,334 kWh

DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

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What it costs to run where you live

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What the registry files

UEF (Uniform Energy Factor) how much hot water you get for each unit of energy the heater uses
3.38 DOE CCD · 2026-09-19 Compared only with other models registered as an electric 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
105 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
109 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
On the market since (ENERGY STAR) the date the manufacturer told ENERGY STAR the model went on sale
2023-09-01 ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19
Connected / demand response (ENERGY STAR) whether the unit can take signals from your utility to shift when it heats, and by which standard (such as CTA-2045)
No ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19
Refrigerant and GWP (ENERGY STAR) the refrigerant a heat pump unit uses and its global warming potential, a leak's climate effect relative to carbon dioxide (CO2 = 1)
R-134a, GWP 1430 ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19
Sound level (ENERGY STAR) how loud the unit is while it runs, in decibels as filed
54 dB ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19

What it costs to install

Not published: Installed cost range

This model's rated tank size lies outside the range NLR REMDB's cost model was fitted on, and the range is not stretched past it.

The annual energy figure on this page does not depend on this range and is unaffected.


Safety 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 · 2026-09-24

Does it fit your space?

Enter your own numbers below — this compares them to what ENERGY STAR publishes for this model, it does not tell you what to buy.

Compressor operating range (ENERGY STAR)
the air temperatures around the unit in which its heat pump runs; outside this range the heat pump stops
Dimensions (ENERGY STAR)
the unit's filed height, width, depth or tank diameter, in inches
Input voltage and maximum current (ENERGY STAR)
the circuit voltage the unit is certified on and the most current it draws
  • Ambient temperatureEnter your numbers35°F min
  • Physical footprintEnter your numbers30" ⌀
  • Electrical supplyEnter your numbers240V, 23A max
ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19

What these figures mean

The annual figure of 1,468 kWh is not a registry value. This site computed it from two inputs. The first is the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, which is 3.38 for this model under the federal test. The second is the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the high draw pattern. The source is DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The class is the 194 models registered as an electric tank at the high draw pattern, and its median is 1,306 kWh. This model sits 162 kWh above that median. Its rank of 158th lowest energy use places it in the highest quarter of its class for energy use. The method behind the annual calculation is documented separately.

The high draw pattern describes a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap. This model is registered under that pattern. Its first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 105 gallons, and its rated volume is 109 gallons. Those ratings say how much hot water it can supply. They do not say it uses little energy: at 1,468 kWh under the test's draw, it uses more than the class median of 1,306 kWh. A reader whose main concern is annual energy use can compare other models with the water heater selector. The registry does not give a household's real daily draw, so actual use may differ from the test figure.

Running cost is not stated in the text because it depends on your own utility electricity tariff. The cost calculator takes your ZIP and applies your rate to the 1,468 kWh a year at the high draw pattern. No installed price range is published for ME120HPT. Its ratings lie outside the range the cost database's model was fitted on, and the range is not stretched past it. To check a same-class alternative against the 158th lowest energy use of 194 shown here, the replacement finder by model number starts from a model number and lists models registered in the same class.

DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

How this compares

The closest models in the same class — same fuel, type and draw pattern.


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